Communicating With, About, and Through Self-Harm

Warren J. Bareiss is associate professor of communication at the University of South Carolina Upstate.

• AcknowledgementsPrologueChapter 1: Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Communicating in ChaosMarta Carvalhal, LISW-CP and Nicole S. Parrish, M.D.Chapter 2: Self-Regulatory Communication in the Treatment of Self-Injury: Development and Maintenance of Therapeutic RapportJohn L. Levitt, PhD, FAED, FIAEDP, CEDS-SChapter 3: Novel Online Daily Diary Interventions for Nonsuicidal Self-Injury: A Randomized Controlled TrialJill M. Hooley, Kathryn R. Fox, Shirley B. Wang, and Anita N. D. KwashieChapter 4: Sibling Relationships of Female Adolescents with Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Disorder in Comparison to a Clinical and a Nonclinical Control GroupTaru Tschan, Janine Lüdtke, Marc Schmid, and Tina In-AlbonChapter 5: Using Micro-Longitudinal Methods to Examine Social-Communicative Functions of Self-injury in Everyday LifeBrianna J. Turner and Carolyn E. HelpsChapter 6: Discursive Tensions and Contradictions: A Cultural Analysis of an Online Self-Harm ForumMike AlvarezChapter 7: “Can Airport Scanners See Scars?” An Interpretive Analysis of Self-Injury NarrativesWarren BareissChapter 8: Fighting the Self: Inter- and Intra-Personal Communicative Violence in Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight ClubLisann AndersChapter 9: A Systematic Review of Media Use and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury BehaviorsShuang Liu, Ph.D. and Yanni Ma, Ph.D.Chapter 10: The End (a.k.a The Beginning): Application of Buddhist Principles in Communicating With, About, and Through Self-Harm Warren BareissAbout the Contributors

Bareiss envelops the complexities of a certain class of human behaviors in this thoughtfully curated volume. Each chapter serves as a gateway to comprehending the multifaceted experience of persons affected by non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and its communicative channels. To unravel the entanglement of functions involved, Bareiss invited a panel of diverse scholars and clinicians to provide insights. The essays that compose the volume are contextually practical while expressing a respectful tone, carefully maintained across the different voices of the various contributors. Bareiss acknowledges that "this book's fundamental purpose is to empower individuals," and with this singular goal each chapter provides a unique path to awareness and compassion for those who may be seeking help with unconventional communicative behaviors. Recommended.