Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Origins, Assessment, and Treatment
Published on 15. March 2009
Book
Hardback
337 pages
978-1-4338-0436-6 (ISBN)
Description
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate damaging of one's own body tissue in the absence of any intent to die. Although reports of this behavior span centuries, reported instances of NSSI have increased dramatically over the last 2 years. Until now, there has been no authoritative book on the topic that evaluates why this behavior occurs and what evidence-based assessment and treatments are available.
Editor Matthew K. Nock has compiled the first comprehensive overview of NSSI written by leading theorists, researchers, and clinicians in the field. Drawing upon the historical, biological, cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal literature, the contributors help to provide answers to some key questions: How prevalent is NSSI? What is its history? Does it occur more frequently among youth? Among females? What influences its occurrence? And, most importantly, how can mental health professionals help those who self-injure? The book's contributors have created a monumental and accessible study of NSSI.
Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury is a must-have for both researchers and clinicians, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and all who wish to help those who struggle with this disturbing behavior.
Editor Matthew K. Nock has compiled the first comprehensive overview of NSSI written by leading theorists, researchers, and clinicians in the field. Drawing upon the historical, biological, cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal literature, the contributors help to provide answers to some key questions: How prevalent is NSSI? What is its history? Does it occur more frequently among youth? Among females? What influences its occurrence? And, most importantly, how can mental health professionals help those who self-injure? The book's contributors have created a monumental and accessible study of NSSI.
Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury is a must-have for both researchers and clinicians, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and all who wish to help those who struggle with this disturbing behavior.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 257 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
816 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4338-0436-6 (9781433804366)
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Matthew K. Nock, PhD, is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences and director of the Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Nock received his doctorate in psychology from Yale University and completed his clinical internship at the New York University Child Study Center-Bellevue Hospital Center. His research focuses primarily on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidal behaviors, and aggressive behaviors. Dr. Nock has authored more than 75 scientific articles on these topics, and his research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Talley and Clark Funds at Harvard University. In addition to his research and clinical work, Dr. Nock teaches courses at Harvard on self-destructive behaviors, statistics, research methodology, developmental psychopathology, and cultural diversity.
Content
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Matthew K. Nock
Part I. What Is Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter : Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Definition and Classification
Matthew K. Nock and Armando R. Favazza
Chapter 2: A Cultural Understanding of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Armando R. Favazza
Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Karen Rodham and Keith Hawton
Part II. Why Do People Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter 4: Psychological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Matthew K. Nock and Christine B. Cha
Chapter 5: Interpersonal Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Mitchell J. Prinstein, John D. Guerry, Caroline B. Browne, and Diana Rancourt
Chapter : Biological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Leo Sher and Barbara Stanley
Chapter 7: Developmental Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Tuppett M. Yates
Chapter 8: Media, the Internet, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Janis Whitlock, Amanda Purington, and Marina Gershkovich
Chapter 9: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among People With Developmental Disabilities
James K. Luiselli
Part III. What Are the Most Effective Ways to Assess and Treat Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter : Assessment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
E. David Klonsky and Anna Weinberg
Chapter : Cognitive Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Cory F. Newman
Chapter 2: Behavior Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Thomas R. Lynch and Caroline Cozza
Chapter 3: Special Issues in Treating Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Alec L. Miller, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, and Colleen M. Jacobson
Chapter 4: Residential Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Barent W. Walsh and Leonard A. Doerfler
Chapter 5: Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Curt A. Sandman
Afterword
Matthew K. Nock
Index
About the Editor
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Matthew K. Nock
Part I. What Is Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter : Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Definition and Classification
Matthew K. Nock and Armando R. Favazza
Chapter 2: A Cultural Understanding of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Armando R. Favazza
Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Karen Rodham and Keith Hawton
Part II. Why Do People Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter 4: Psychological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Matthew K. Nock and Christine B. Cha
Chapter 5: Interpersonal Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Mitchell J. Prinstein, John D. Guerry, Caroline B. Browne, and Diana Rancourt
Chapter : Biological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Leo Sher and Barbara Stanley
Chapter 7: Developmental Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Tuppett M. Yates
Chapter 8: Media, the Internet, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Janis Whitlock, Amanda Purington, and Marina Gershkovich
Chapter 9: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among People With Developmental Disabilities
James K. Luiselli
Part III. What Are the Most Effective Ways to Assess and Treat Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter : Assessment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
E. David Klonsky and Anna Weinberg
Chapter : Cognitive Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Cory F. Newman
Chapter 2: Behavior Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Thomas R. Lynch and Caroline Cozza
Chapter 3: Special Issues in Treating Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Alec L. Miller, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, and Colleen M. Jacobson
Chapter 4: Residential Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Barent W. Walsh and Leonard A. Doerfler
Chapter 5: Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Curt A. Sandman
Afterword
Matthew K. Nock
Index
About the Editor