Life After Self-Harm

<p>In many countries there has been an alarming increase in rates of suicide and self-harm yet the stigma attached to these difficulties often leads to sub-optimal care.</p><p><em>Life After Self-Harm: A Guide to the Future</em> is written for individuals who have deliberately harmed themselves. Developed through a major research project the contents of the manual have been informed and shaped by many users and expert professionals. Illustrated with multiple case-histories it teaches users important skills:</p><ul> <li>for understanding and evaluating self-harm</li> <li>for keeping safe in crisis</li> <li>for dealing with seemingly insolvable problems</li> <li>for developing coping strategies</li> <li>for re-connecting with life.</li> </ul><p>Health workers who regularly come into contact with individuals who have self-harmed will find the wealth of practical advice in this book extremely valuable for recommendation to patients either as a self-help book or in the context of brief therapy. </p>