TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - "Why don't you do it properly?" Young women who self-injure
JO  - Journal of Adolescence
A1  - Solomon, Y
A1  - Farrand, J
SP  - 111
EP  - 119
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0140-1971
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -