Understanding Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Origins, Assessment, and Treatment

by Nock, Matthew K.

• ISBN13: 9781433804366
• ISBN10: 1433804360
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-03-15
• Publisher: American Psychological Association

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Author Biography

Matthew K. Nock, PhD, is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences and director of the Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Nock received his doctorate in psychology from Yale University and completed his clinical internship at the New York University Child Study Center—Bellevue Hospital Center. His research focuses primarily on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of nonsuicidal self-injury, suicidal behaviors, and aggressive behaviors. Dr. Nock has authored more than 75 scientific articles on these topics, and his research is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the Talley and Clark Funds at Harvard University. In addition to his research and clinical work, Dr. Nock teaches courses at Harvard on self-destructive behaviors, statistics, research methodology, developmental psychopathology, and cultural diversity.
 

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 3
What Is Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?	p. 7
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: Definition and Classification	p. 9
A Cultural Understanding of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 19
Epidemiology and Phenomenology of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 37
Why Do People Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?	p. 63
Psychological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 65
Interpersonal Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 79
Biological Models of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 99
Developmental Pathways From Child Maltreatment to Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 117
Media, the Internet, and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 139
Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Among People With Developmental Disabilities	p. 157
What Are the Most Effective Ways to Assess and Treat Nonsuicidal Self-Injury?	p. 181
Assessment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 183
Cognitive Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 201
Behavior Therapy for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 221
Special Issues in Treating Adolescent Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 251
Residential Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 271
Psychopharmacologic Treatment of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury	p. 291
Afterword	p. 323
Index	p. 325
About the Editor	p. 337
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