TECHNOLOGY
Winkler, Kathleen

Cutting and Self-Mutilation: When Teens Injure Themselves

(4) YA Teen Issues series. This look at self-injury discusses the reasons why people cut, burn, or otherwise physically hurt themselves; the behavior's link with mental illness; and the groups who disproportionately self-injure (women and girls, abuse victims). Scattered throughout are insights by mental-health professionals and self-injurers, as well as drab, posed black-and-white photos of ostensibly distressed adolescents. Bib., glos., ind.

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