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IT started at the age of 10 when she took some pills from a cupboard at her grandparents' house. She was so terribly young, but Dionne McMillan already thought that she wanted to die.

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From Our Bookstore

Inside a Cutter's Mind: Understanding And Helping Those Who Self-Injure

"The Haunting cover and the subtitle of this excellent book will help you understand and help those who self-injure. Cutting, burning, hitting, bruising, picking at one's skin, excessive hair pulling, intentionally interfering with healing and avoiding medical care are just some of the physical manifestations. This book is an excellent source of how to really understand and be helpful. It is very well balanced both to those who want to help, and those who self injure."

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Conference Transcript

Getting Help for Self-Harm

The trauma that can lead to self-harm and how to recover from a lifetime of self-injury. A conference transcript with Dr. Sharon Farber , author of When The Body Is The Target: Self-Harm, Pain and Traumatic Attachments and therapist, who believes self-injury is addictive and counsels people on self-injurious behavior ranging from cutting, burning, and general self-mutilation to eating disorders, including bulimia (binging and purging).

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Depression and Self Injury

Individuals Who Self-Injure Often Have Suffered Sexual, Emotional, or Physical Abuse

Suyemoto and MacDonald (1995) reported that the incidence of self-mutilation occurred in adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 35 at an estimated 1,800 individuals out of 100,000. The incidence among inpatient adolescents was an estimated 40%.

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From Our Radio Show Archives

"The Dangerous Consequences of Eating Disorders"

It's a slippery slope of how eating disorders start innocently enough and how quickly extreme weight loss and exercise behaviors can become obsessions that spiral out of control. Guests and callers discuss how they developed anorexia and bulimia and the devastating impact these eating disorders have had on their lives.

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