Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-275) and index.
Contents:
Feminist perspectives : self-injurious behavior among women -- Theories and diagnoses : a closer look -- My history as a cutter : losing self-esteem -- Kettlewell, OCD, and me : keeping one's beasts at bay -- Cutting influences : peer pressure and out-of-control lives -- Cutting literature : "high school may not be the place for books like these" -- The contagion effect : "teachers ought to be careful in what they assign" -- Minimizing the risks of personal writing : the empathic classroom -- Attachment theory and self-disclosure : strengthening the teacher-student bond -- Cutting in the classroom : Paula, Ralph, Judy, Christine, and Cordelia -- "Falling in love with cutting" : Maryann and Paige -- Writing about cutting : contagion or inoculation -- "I was committing a crime against my body, against women."
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