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Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation | Steven Levenkron

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A seminal work on treating self-mutilation, revised and updated with illuminating case studies and newly available resources. Nearly a decade ago, Cutting boldly addressed a traumatic psychological disorder now affecting as many as two million Americans and one in fifty adolescents. More than that, it revealed self-mutilation as a comprehensible, treatable disorder, no longer to be evaded by the public and neglected by professionals. Using copious examples from his practice, Steven Levenkron traces the factors that predispose a personality to self-mutilation: genetics, family experience, childhood trauma, and parental behavior. Written for sufferers, parents, friends, and therapists, Cutting explains why the disorder manifests in self-harming behaviors and describes how patients can be helped.

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Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation | Steven Levenkron

so-so

The first part of this book is actually really great. Steven delves into the deeper reasons as to why cutting is so attractive and addictive to people. The second part is where he lost me. He's a little self-righteous in his abilities as a therapist. Overall, though, not a bad read, and I still learned some.

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