Books on Self Injury

MUST HAVES for People Who Self-Injure or a Loved One Who Does (Self-Harm, Self-Mutilation)

Bodily Harm: The Breakthrough Healing Program for Self-Injurers
By Jennifer Kingsonbloom, Karen Conterio, Wendy Lader
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Reader Comment:
"This book is a must have to school counselors, especially those who work with middle school girls. The book provides insight and how to be helpful to the student that is in crisis."

A Bright Red Scream
by Marilee Strong
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Reader Comment:
"The book is extremely well written and researched and the case studies sited enable the reader to identify - whether you are or were a self-injurer yourself or know someone who is."

Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation
by Steven Levenkron
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Reader Comment:
This book is about people who cut and has ways to help cutters overcome their addiction to cutting as a means of escape and find better alternatives to this destructive lifestyle.

Suicide, Self-Injury, and Violence in the Schools: Assessment, Prevention, and Intervention Strategies
By: Gerald A. Juhnke, Paul Granello, Darcy Haag
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Description: The first book of its kind to address suicide, self-injury, and violence in school settings.

Stopping the Pain: A Workbook for Teens Who Cut & Self-Injure By: Lawrence E. Shapiro
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Customer Comment: "I got this product for my 15 year old daughter.Her social worker loved the book and my daughter liked it."

Skin Game: A Memoir
by Caroline Kettlewell
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Reader Comment:
"I could not put this book down. It doesn't focus as much on the cutting as I thought it would when I bought it, but it paints a very real portrait of a 'cutter'."

See My Pain! Creative Strategies and Activities for Helping Young People Who Self-Injure
By Susan Bowman, Kaye Randall
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Reader Comment:
"This activity book was a great resource! I used it for a group processing course and was able to get some awesome handouts that you are able to reproduce."

Bodies under Siege: Self-mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry
By Armando R. Favazza
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Reader Comment:
"Many people look at this book to be designed solely for sufferers...it isn't. As it states, it discusses Self-Mutilation and Body Modification in Culture and Psychiatry."

Treating Self-Injury: A Practical Guide
By Barent W. Walsh 
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Reader Comment:
"This book contains case studies of real-life situations with a variety and diversity of ages, genders, and backgrounds."