Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury

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.

• ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction Matthew K. NockPart I. What Is Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?Chapter : Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Definition and Classification Matthew K. Nock and Armando R. FavazzaChapter 2: A Cultural Understanding of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Armando R. FavazzaChapter 3: Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Karen Rodham and Keith HawtonPart II. Why Do People Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?Chapter 4: Psychological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Matthew K. Nock and Christine B. ChaChapter 5: Interpersonal Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Mitchell J. Prinstein, John D. Guerry, Caroline B. Browne, and Diana RancourtChapter : Biological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Leo Sher and Barbara StanleyChapter 7: Developmental Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Tuppett M. YatesChapter 8: Media, the Internet, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Janis Whitlock, Amanda Purington, and Marina GershkovichChapter 9: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among People With Developmental Disabilities James K. LuiselliPart 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 WeinbergChapter : Cognitive Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Cory F. NewmanChapter 2: Behavior Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Thomas R. Lynch and Caroline CozzaChapter 3: Special Issues in Treating Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Alec L. Miller, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, and Colleen M. JacobsonChapter 4: Residential Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Barent W. Walsh and Leonard A. DoerflerChapter 5: Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Curt A. SandmanAfterword Matthew K. NockIndexAbout the Editor