
@article{ref1,
title="&quot;Why don't you do it properly?&quot; Young women who self-injure",
journal="Journal of Adolescence",
year="1996",
author="Solomon, Y and Farrand, J",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="111-119",
abstract="Analysis of interviews with four self-injuring young women suggests that the meaning of self-injury is not the same as the meaning of attempted suicide, and that the two acts are related in the sense that self-injury is an adaptive alternative to suicide. The function of self-injury as a communicative act and the extent to which self-injurers can control their actions are also discussed. It is suggested that, within the context of self-injury as survival, issues of communication and control do not have the significance that they are frequently supposed to have. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0140-1971",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}