Helping Teens Who Cut, First Edition

Michael R. Hollander, PhD, is Director of Adolescent Services at Two Brattle Center, a renowned psychiatric facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Hollander has worked with adolescents and their families for more than 30 years and is a recognized expert in the treatment of self-injury. He conducts DBT with adolescents at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, and serves on the psychiatry teaching faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

Introduction: Kids Who Deliberately Hurt Themselves. Part I: Understanding Self-Injury. Fact versus Fiction: Bringing Self-Injury into the Light. What Sets the Stage for Self-Injury? How Does Hurting Themselves Make Some Kids Feel Better? DBT: The Right Therapy for Your Teen. Part II: Helping Your Teen in Treatment and at Home. Making the Most of DBT. Resetting the Stage: How to Help Your Teen Restore Emotion to its Proper Place. Writing a Better Script: New Ways to Discourage Self-Injury. Taking Care of Yourself to Take Care of Your Teen. How to Speak with Siblings, Friends, and the School about Your Child's Troubles. Appendix A: Effectiveness of Adolescent Intensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program. Appendix B: Intensive Treatment.