Helping teens who cut : understanding and ending self-injury / Michael Hollander.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Kids who deliberately hurt themselves -- Understanding Self-Injury: -- Fact versus fiction: bringing self-injury into the light -- What sets the stage for self-injury? -- How does hurting themselves make some kids feel better? -- DBT: the right therapy for your teen -- Helping Your Teen In Treatment And At Home: -- Making the most of DBT -- Resetting the stage: how to help your teen restore emotion to its proper place -- Writing a better script: new ways to discourage self-injury -- Taking care of yourself to take care of your teen -- How to speak with siblings, friends, and the school about your child's troubles -- Appendix A: Effectiveness of adolescent intensive dialectical behavior therapy program -- Appendix B: Intensive treatment programs -- Resources: Websites related to self-injury -- Index -- About the author.

Overview: Discovering that your teen "cuts" is absolutely terrifying; before you understand what really motivates cutting, you may worry your child is contemplating suicide. What can you do to help when every attempt to address the behavior seems to push him or her further away? In this compassionate, straightforward book, Dr. Michael Hollander, a leading authority on self-injury, spells out the facts about cutting-and what to do to make it stop. You'll learn how overwhelming emotions lead some teens to hurt themselves, and how proven treatments-chief among them dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)-can help your child become well again. Helping Teens Who Cut demonstrates how to talk to your teen about cutting without making it worse, and explains exactly what to look for in a therapist or treatment program. Drawing on decades of clinical experience as well as the latest research, Dr. Hollander provides concrete ways to help your son or daughter cope with extreme emotions without resorting to self-injury. You'll also learn practical communication and problem-solving skills that can reduce family stress, making it easier to care for yourself and your teen during the recovery process.