This authoritative book on nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) evaluates why this behavior occurs and what evidence-based assessment and treatments are available.

Contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction 
Matthew K. Nock
Part I. What Is Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter 1: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Definition and Classification 
Matthew K. Nock and Armando R. Favazza
Chapter 2: A Cultural Understanding of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Armando R. Favazza
Chapter 3: Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Karen Rodham and Keith Hawton
Part II. Why Do People Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter 4: Psychological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Matthew K. Nock and Christine B. Cha
Chapter 5: Interpersonal Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Mitchell J. Prinstein, John D. Guerry, Caroline B. Browne, and Diana Rancourt
Chapter 6: Biological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Leo Sher and Barbara Stanley
Chapter 7: Developmental Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Tuppett M. Yates
Chapter 8: Media, the Internet, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Janis Whitlock, Amanda Purington, and Marina Gershkovich
Chapter 9: Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among People With Developmental Disabilities 
James K. Luiselli
Part III. What Are the Most Effective Ways to Assess and Treat Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?
Chapter 10: Assessment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
E. David Klonsky and Anna Weinberg
Chapter 11: Cognitive Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Cory F. Newman
Chapter 12: Behavior Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Thomas R. Lynch and Caroline Cozza
Chapter 13: Special Issues in Treating Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Alec L. Miller, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp, and Colleen M. Jacobson
Chapter 14: Residential Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Barent W. Walsh and Leonard A. Doerfler
Chapter 15: Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury 
Curt A. Sandman
Afterword 
Matthew K. Nock
Index
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