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Treating Self-Injury: A Practical Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Barent W. Walsh
Publisher: The Guilford Press
Category: Book
List Price: $44.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 305705
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 317
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 1593852169
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8582
EAN: 9781593852160
ASIN: 1593852169
Publication Date: October 24, 2005
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Uniquely practical and comprehensive, this timely guide addresses a problem that is on the rise, particularly among adolescents and young adults. Practitioners gain a wealth of knowledge about the variety and causes of self-injurious behavior and how to recognize it in people at risk, ranging from those who do not have psychiatric diagnoses to those with eating or mood disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, personality disorders, or psychoses. Illustrated with detailed case examples, clear guidelines are presented for assessing clients and conducting evidence-based interventions using replacement skills training, cognitive-behavioral therapy, exposure treatment, psychopharmacology, and family- and school-based strategies. Reproducible clinical materials are included.
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Excellent resource for Self Injury-a bit pricey, but worth it! December 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book by Barent Walsh is an excellent resource for understanding the many facets of Self Injury (SI), and for being able to move beyond SI as a means of coping. It contains case studies--real life situations with a variety/diversity of ages, genders and backgrounds. Walsh writes for the clinician, but this book is a gem for those who struggle with SI and for those who want to help/treat/support those who struggle with SI. It is a mature and compassionate book. While the price may present as prohibitive (a bit pricey), it's worth every penny. The book is up-to-date, practical and proves insightful into seemingly confusing behaviors. I highly recommend this book, along with Robin Collins, Dusty Miller, et al...
Valuable resource for understanding and treating self-injury January 24, 2006
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
In the first part of this accessible and comprehensive work, Barent does a sterling job of distinguishing the difference between self-injury and body alterations (tattoos, piercing, brands, etc.) and self-injury and suicide. Echoing my own view, he also presents a strong case for steering clear of suicidal language when referring to self-injury, for example, terms such as "attempted suicide," "suicidal gesture," and "parasuicide."
The main thrust of the book is on assessment and treatment of self-injury, for which Barent proposes an inspiring bio-cognitive-behavioural approach. Topics addressed in Part Two include contingency management, replacement skills training, cognitive treatment, body image work, exposure treatment and resolution of trauma, family treatment, psychopharmacological treatment, and managing the reactions of therapists and other caregivers to self-injury.
Later chapters deal with specific issues such as self-injury contagion, managing self-injury in school settings, and treating major self-injury.
Overall, Barent has done a masterful job of blending facts, theories, case examples, and practical exercises to create an engaging and thorough guide to understanding, assessment, and treatment of self-injury. This excellent resource deserves a well-earned place on the bookshelves of mental health practitioners, researchers, and anyone else interested in this challenging and complex behaviour.
Jan Sutton
Author of Healing the Hurt Within: Understand Self-Injury and Self-Harm, and Heal the Emotional Wounds
An Excellent Text For Therapists and Those Seeking Help December 29, 2005
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
There are many self-help paperbacks already published on self-injury that are readable, helpful and under $15. "Treating Self-Injury" is written like a textbook but it is the most organized and comprehensive of all that I have seen. I would recommend it especially for school personnel or therapists who have little experience with "cutters" or those who cope through other forms of self-injury. The text would aid senior clinicians in intergrating various models into a coherent approach for treatment. The author wrote one of the first books that brought self-injury out of the medical closet, "Self-Mutilation: Theory, Research and Treatment" (1988).
Too many times, self-injury is confused with suicidal ideation and this book helps to dispell a lot of old myths. Mr. Walsh has done considerable research in synthesizing what has already has been written and wrote a "bill of rights for people who self-harm" against those myths. This is not a book that will be read in one sitting but one that the reader can consult and review. A more readable approach, though more narrow and less comprehensive, is "Cutting" (1999) by Steve Levonkron (as a matter of full disclosure, I once did a conference with Mr. Levenkron years ago). "A Bright Red Scream" (1998) by Marlee Strong remains the classic in this field.
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