Self-Harm: A Guide to Management (Oxford Psychi. Quarshie, Quarshie, House,**

Oxford University Press

Self-HarmA Guide to Management\nAuthor(s): Emmanuel Nii-Boye Quarshie, Allan House\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780192859532, 978-0192859532\nSynopsis\nA book written by experts in the field, its comprehensive coverage touches all the main areas of importance to those needing to understand and respond to one of the most pressing contemporary challenges in public mental health. \n\nAs part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, this book covers topics such as the nature of self-harm, who it affects, and the reasons for self-harm especially in the young and in females. The important risk factors - individual, interpersonal, and societal - are identified and reviewed. Chapters on how to respond to individuals who self-harm cover the essentials of assessment, self-management, and brief interventions that may require specialist involvement. Population-level approaches to prevention are covered, as is .