self-mutilation in adolescence

Discusses the behavior of self-injury, or "cutting," particularly among teens, and presents parents with strategies for helping children cope with emotions in a healthier way and covers treatments, such as dilectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and how to select a therapist.

A collection of personal essays in which teens recount their experiences with cutting and explain how they learned to deal with their emotions in more positive ways.

Looks at the causes of teenage self-injury, and offers family and friends advice on what signs to look for and ways to prevent it.

Looks at cutting and self-injury by teens, discussing the seriousness of the problem, the causes and risks, and how to overcome it.

A discussion of cutting and self-injury, explaining what it is and why it happens, encouraging young people to seek help from a trusted adult, and including coping strategies.

Provides exercises and advice designed to help teenagers who cut and self-injure, discussing reasons people engage in self-mutilation, positive ways to deal with stress, and how to develop a plan to quit and stay safe.

Tom Hathaway, a wealthy student who relies on his designer clothes to define who he is, meets Sylvia and discovers a dark side of life.

The author shares her struggles with self-esteem, drug addiction, and depression; and describes how she admitted herself to a mental institution after she put her fist through a window.