Self-Harm

A Psychotherapeutic Approach

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Self-harm is worryingly common in young women, and is often used as a way of easing emotional suffering. Self-Harm: A Psychotherapeutic Approach explores the issues involved from the perspective of a psychoanalytical psychotherapist. Fiona Gardner examines these issues through extensive clinical material and an analysis of the social and cultural influences behind self-harm. This book will be of interest to all those working with those who are harming themselves, including psychotherapists, school counsellors, social workers and mental health clinicians.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-10-11
Mått:138 x 216 x 10 mm
Vikt:226 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:174
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415233033

Utforska kategorier

Freudiansk psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Fiona Gardner is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and a training therapist and supervisor. She has been published in leading national and international psychotherapy journals on gender, sexual abuse and psychotherapy training, and has contributed to several books.

Recensioner i media

'A clear and sensitive read. We are taken through the book in a logical and easy to follow way ... I would definitely recommend this book to trainees and supervisees and, I would suggest, it should be compulsory reading on training courses.- British Journal of Psychotherapy, 2004

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. Meanings - Conscious Reasoning and Unconscious Motivation. Turning the Anger Inwards - Masochism and Mastery. Pre-disposing Factors in Adolescence Linked to Self-harm. Reversing the Process - From Action to Articulation. The Psychodynamics of the Psychotherapeutic Process with Patients who are Harming Themselves. Speculations on Historical, Cultural and Social Aspects. Concluding Thoughts.