Non-suicidal self-injury and eating disorders represent significant problems among today's youth and pose unique challenges for clinicians, particularly when they co-occur. This book is a rare resource in that it provides cutting-edge information on the interactions between self-injury and disordered eating, empirically informed treatments for the co-occurrence of these behaviors, and specific topics relevant to understanding nuances in the risk factors, treatment, and prevention of both self-injury and eating disorders. Practitioners, graduate students, and researchers working within this specialized area will find this text to be instrumental in advancing their knowledge and improving the treatment of self-injury in those with eating disorders.
From the reviews:
"This is an excellent, thorough analysis of nonsuicidal self injury and eating disorders. ... overall it is a really nice piece of work. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in eating disorders or self injury, but especially to anyone who deals with patients with both illnesses." (Brett C. Plyler, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2014)
"This is an excellent, thorough analysis of nonsuicidal self injury and eating disorders. ... overall it is a really nice piece of work. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in eating disorders or self injury, but especially to anyone who deals with patients with both illnesses." (Brett C. Plyler, Doody's Book Reviews, March, 2014)