self-mutilation

Explores the reasons that teenagers turn to cutting. Includes tips and resources for those who want to help themselves or someone they know.

Contains a collection of six critical essays that debate the issue of self-mutilation, and includes model essays and writing exercises designed to help students research, outline, draft, edit, and write essays.

Figure-skating star Katie Roskova, unable to express her feelings of panic and anger, develops a habit of cutting herself with scissors and hiding her scars beneath long-sleeve shirts, but as pressures mount her wounds become more serious and soon her secret is revealed.

Provides information on cutting and self-harm, including different reasons people do it, side effects from long term injuries, and how therapy can help those who purposely injure themselves.

While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better.

Marni Bates, who suffers from a stress-related disorder called trichotillomania, describes how she discovered the source of her frustration that lead her to want to pull out all her hair, hide her impulse from others, and being confronted about it by others.

Sixteen-year-old Willow, who was driving the car that killed both of her parents, copes with the pain and guilt by cutting herself, until she meets a smart and sensitive boy who is determined to help her stop.

Explore the self-mutilation issue with expert opinions in a pro/con format.

Contains twenty-three essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to self mutilation, including the seriousness of the problem, if body-modification constitutes self-mutilation, reasons people intentionally hurt themselves, prevention, and treatment; and provides discussion questions, contact information for organizations, and bibliographies.

Discusses self-mutilating behavior in teens, including possible causes and avenues for recovery.