A Bright Red Scream
self-mutilation and the language of pain
$32.80
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
7 August 2005
Summary
A Bright Red Scream: Understanding Self-Harm
As groundbreaking as REVIVING OPHELIA and MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS, A Bright Red Scream is a compelling investigation into the causes of self-harm and potential treatments. This illness gained global recognition when Princess Diana spoke about her own struggles.
Primarily affecting middle-class women, often starting in their teens, self-harm can become a lifelong pattern. While many cutters have experienced emotional, sexual,…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844082322 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844082326 |
| Author: | Marilee Strong |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 7 August 2005 |
| Weight: | 177g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY
Compelling reading about the psychology of self-harm, ‘A Bright Red Scream - demystifies forms of behaviour, where an individual is compelled to cut and injure themselves… The disturbing material in this book is sensitivel
BIG ISSUE - ‘Strong’s book ought to leap on to the reading list of anyone involved in pastoral work with adolescents. Those bright red screams want to be heard’TES - ‘An important addition to psychological literature’PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY - ‘This beautifully written, sensitively told account of people who mutilate themselves is filled with riveting stories that will haunt a reader long afAbout The Author
Marilee Strong
Marilee Strong, an award-winning journalist known for her groundbreaking 1993 article on self-mutilation, is the recipient of a Pulitzer Fellowship for her work on childhood victims of war trauma.
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