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Injury |
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PsychNet-UK
Self
Injury Information
Sheet -
Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis
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Bristol
Crisis Service for Women
- Voluntary organization to support women in crisis, particular
focus on self-injury. Provide a help line and run and support self-help
groups. A help resource list for the UK. 3/5 |
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Diagnoses
Associated with Self-Injury -
An Article. 3/5 |
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Etiology
of SIV- Etiology
Past trauma/invalidation as an antecedent Van der Kolk, Perry, and Herman
(1991) conducted a study of patients who exhibited cutting behavior and
suicidality. They found that exposure to physical or sexual abuse, physical
or emotional neglect. An Article. 3/5 |
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Equilibrium
- Is an unique award winning user-led self harm awareness
organisation designed to help educate and support people who self harm
and their family and friends. Self Injury is becoming a widely used coping
mechanism amongst teenagers and young adults; in recent years the number
of people who use self harm has escalated massively and healthcare professionals
are referring to it as an epidemic. 3/5 |
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Helping
Those Who Hurt Themselves -
An Article from the Self help Magazine. 3/5 |
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Hurting
Within - Is a survior of self injury run website which
intermingles personal experiences with the harsh reality which is self
injury. This is a personal website run and maintained by three young female
survors. 4/5 |
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Psychopharmacological
Treatment - An Article. 3/5 |
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SelfHarm
- NCB's Information Resource on the Internet Welcome
to Young People and Self Harm This website provides information on a wide
range of activities and initiatives that relate to young people and self
harm. 3/5 |
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Self-Injury
You Are NOT Alone and Trauma Home Page -
In spite of the title, there is no shame here. If you cause physical harm
to your body in order to deal with overwhelming feelings, know that you
have nothing to be ashamed of. 3/5 |
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Self
Injury Page - I used to think
that I was the only one that cut myself. That I was really demented because
I would slice my own flesh with a razor. Personal
page with links. 3/5 |
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SIARI
[Self-Injury and Related Issues]
- Extensive UK site about self-injury and related issues
(dissociation, eating disorders, childhood trauma, abuse). Research based,
with extensive input from self-injurers. Includes informational and inspirational
pages, statistics, discussion boards, resources, books, links, poems,
artwork, stories. Site maintained by Jan Sutton, author of "Healing
the Hurt Within" and "Thrive on Stress". 3/5 |
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Wounded
Wings - Has just been established with a view to providing
help for people who self-harm, their family and friends. It aims to offer
a safe and confidential environment for people to discuss and understand
why they self-harm. 3/5 |
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Puerperal Depression ( Postpartum- Post Natal Depression ) |
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PsychNet-UK
Puerperal
Depression Information
Sheet -
Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis
etc. |
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Action
on Menstrual Psychosis - We
are an international group interested in advancing knowledge about this
disorder, which was discovered more than 150 years ago but is not properly
recognised in current psychiatric practice or diagnostic systems. We are
looking for women who may be suffering Menstrual Psychosis to help us
research the problem further. 3/5 |
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Association
for Post Natal Illness - UK
- Provides support to mothers suffering from post-natal
illness, increases public awareness of the illness, and encourages
research into its cause and nature. 3/5 |
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Postpartum
Depression - From Psycom Net. 4/5 |
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Treating
Self-Injury (Paperback) by Barent W. Walsh (Author) "The most important
point should be stated at the outset: Self-injury is separate and distinct
from suicide ..."
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Healing
the Hurt Within: Understand Self-injury and Self-harm
, and Heal the Emotional Wounds (Paperback) by Jan Sutton
(Author) "Zoe feels depressed, empty, and numb ..."
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Treating
Postnatal Depression: A Psychological Approach
for Health Care Practitioners (Paperback) by Jeannette
Milgrom (Author), Paul R. Martin (Author), Lisa M. Negri
(Author) "Traditionally, childbirth is viewed by society as
a joyful event, not only in Westernised countries, but also
in other cultures ..."
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