Review of Freedom from Self-Harm Book
By Matthew Tull, PhD, About.com
April 13, 2009
About.com Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Post-traumatic stress disorder and deliberate self-harm (also called non-suicidal self-injury) are often linked.
"Deliberate self-harm" means doing something to cause immediate physical harm to yourself but not for the purpose of ending your life. Self-harm behaviors include cutting, burning, scratching, punching, or carving words or pictures on oneself.
Self-harm behavior can be difficult to stop and many people are reluctant to seek out treatment for self-harm due to the shame they feel about the behavior. Fortunately, there is a new self-help book available for people who deliberately self-harm.
Freedom from Self-Harm: Overcoming Self-Injury with Skills from DBT and Other Treatments (published by New Harbinger Publications) by Doctors Kim L. Gratz and Alexander L. Chapman may help those struggling with self-harm behavior.
Freedom from Self-Harm is an easy-to-read and accessible book that provides a wealth of information on:
Probably one of the greatest advantages of the book is its presentation of coping skills that someone struggling with self-harm could implement right away. For example, the book provides information on healthy ways of managing emotions (given that self-harm is often thought of as a way, albeit unhealthy, of regulating emotions), as well as worksheets to help people use these skills.
If you struggle from deliberate self-harm and are looking for a way to stop this behavior, you may benefit from checking out this great resource.
By Matthew Tull, PhD, About.com
April 13, 2009
About.com Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Post-traumatic stress disorder and deliberate self-harm (also called non-suicidal self-injury) are often linked.
"Deliberate self-harm" means doing something to cause immediate physical harm to yourself but not for the purpose of ending your life. Self-harm behaviors include cutting, burning, scratching, punching, or carving words or pictures on oneself.
Self-harm behavior can be difficult to stop and many people are reluctant to seek out treatment for self-harm due to the shame they feel about the behavior. Fortunately, there is a new self-help book available for people who deliberately self-harm.
Freedom from Self-Harm: Overcoming Self-Injury with Skills from DBT and Other Treatments (published by New Harbinger Publications) by Doctors Kim L. Gratz and Alexander L. Chapman may help those struggling with self-harm behavior.
Freedom from Self-Harm is an easy-to-read and accessible book that provides a wealth of information on:
- Why people often engage in self-harm
- Myths about self-harm
- Causes of self-harm behavior
- Mental health disorders that often co-occur with self-harm, such as PTSD and borderline personality disorder
- The consequences of self-harm
- Psychological treatments and medication that may be helpful for self-harm
- Coping skills for self-harm
Probably one of the greatest advantages of the book is its presentation of coping skills that someone struggling with self-harm could implement right away. For example, the book provides information on healthy ways of managing emotions (given that self-harm is often thought of as a way, albeit unhealthy, of regulating emotions), as well as worksheets to help people use these skills.
If you struggle from deliberate self-harm and are looking for a way to stop this behavior, you may benefit from checking out this great resource.
