Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chapter 1 What Is Self-Injury? 7

Chapter 2 Who Performs Self-Injury? 13

Chapter 3 Why Do People Self-Injure? 23

Chapter 4 Self-Injury and Mental Health 32

Chapter 5 The Dangers of Self-Injury 42

Chapter 6 Stopping Self-Injury 49

Chapter 7 Helping Friends Who Self-Injure 61

Glossary 69

For More Information 71

For Further Reading 74

Bibliography 75

Index 77