Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation

InBritain,onepersonin130isaself-mutilator;intheUSself-mutilationisalmostascommonasbulimiaandanorexia,yettheconditionisnotrecognizedasaclinicaldisorderandfewunderstandit.Thisworkhasbeenwrittenfortheself-mutilator,parents,friends,andtherapistsandexplainswhythedisordermanifestsinself-harmingbehaviouranddescribeshowtheself-mutilatorcanbehelped.