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The Scarred Soul: Understanding & Ending Self-Inflicted Violence | 
 enlarge | Author: Tracy Alderman
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 289749
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1572240792
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.8582
EAN: 9781572240797
ASIN: 1572240792
Publication Date: September 1997
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Product Description
f-inflicted violence. Written for the victims of this addiction--and for mental health professionals--The Scarred Soul explores the reasons behind this behavior and shows how to overcome the psychological traps that lead to self-destructive acts. Illustrations and charts.
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 Helpful SI reference October 18, 2007
I found this book to be a good primer to learn about SI and what I could do to help my friend.
 Not For Everyone October 9, 2005
10 out of 21 found this review helpful
I am a cutter. People should know that this book cannot be the only thing that helps them stop their behavior. A behavior that is so much a part of them can only be changed through counseling, love, support, and the actual desire to change. This help might be an EXTRA help in ADDITION TO therapy for some people, but for most, this is a load of bull. Another thing is that this book and therapy and stuff is only going to work on someone who is ready to stop their behavior. This book should have been more about comforting and supporting self-injurers instead of judging them for a behavior they cannot help. I don't see what is wrong with injuring yourself in order to feel calmer and happier. Even if you do want to stop cutting, this book is no where NEAR the amount of help a person needs to stop a behavior so necassary to their very survival. What a self-injurer needs is a trained and licensed proffessional, not some book they found in the bargain bin.
 Cutting December 13, 2004
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
This is basically a self-help book. I think it might be a little too scary for a young person just doing a little mild cutting, because it describes some severe chronic cases. It might not be of much help to a professional dealing with a severely mentally retarded or autistic self-mutilator.
I bought it after reading an excellent article by Anthony Bateman in the British Journal of Psychiatry. The proper reference for that is:
Bateman AW (2004) Self-help books on deliberate self-harm. British Journal of Psychiatry 185: 441-442.
Bateman rated it as the best of the bunch. As he says, cutters often get more help off the internet than from books. He recommends a British site, the website of the National Self-harm Network www.nshn.co.uk.
SIV victims often get more help from talking to each other than from therapists or pills. A large part of their distress comes from being ashamed of their addiction and having to hide their scars.
This is THE book to choose out of the several available July 21, 2004
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
This book is appropriate for teens and adult. It is sensitively and sensibly written, and instead of just being a research or story book, it is loaded with insights, worksheet activities, and relevant anecdotes. It also includes information that is usually overlooked in other books: how to talk to loved ones about self-injury, what therapists and parents should know, how to explain the behavior to people who don't understand, and how to cope with triggers.
A Blessing January 15, 2003
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This book is encouraging. I now know how to react to my friend's SIV. I have read some books on the subject that have enlightened me, but not encouraged me. This book encourages me. I will give this book to my friend. It is THE book for those who want to help themselves and those who want to help others affected by SIV. There is a solution. This book is a first step to that solution. The solution? Read the book. The book has a number of typos. But who cares? I'll take typos with peace of mind any day.
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