Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Meanings; conscious reasoning and unconscious motivation; Turning the anger inwards; masochism and mastery; Predisposing factors in adolescence linked to self-harm; Reversing the process; from action to articulation; The psychodynamics of the psychotherapeutic process with patients who are harming themselves; Speculations on historical, cultural and social aspects; Concluding thoughts; References; Index.
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Explores the issues involved from the perspective of a psychoanalytical psychotherapist.