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100			_aBabiker, G.
245		4	_aThe language of injury: comprehending self-mutilation
260			_aLeicester _bBritish Psychological Society _c1997
300			_a162; bibl.; BookFind
505			_aCross-cultural and historical context; origins of self-mutilation; social forces and self-injury; functions of self-mutilation; working with self- injury; therapy with people who self-mutilate; supervision, training and support.
520			_aPaperback
520			_aThe emphasis of this text is that persuading people to stop self-mutilation may be more harmful than the injuries themselves. The book discusses cultural and historical aspects, as well as the causes and functions self- injury serve.
650			_aSELF MUTILATION, psychology
650			_aSELF MUTILATION, therapy
700			_aArnold, L.
999			_c81418 _d81418