"Self-Mutilation" in Psychiatry -- One Patients View: Provides details on author's experience with Deliberate Self Harm Syndrome.
'Cutters' Learn How to Heal Their Scars: Originally published by the Los Angeles Times. Discusses residential treatment program for teens.
BBC - h2g2 - Self Injury: Discusses what SI is and is not, as well as ways to help one's self and others.
CNN.com - Self-injury Poorly Understood Problem: Written in conjuction with WebMD. Discusses motivations and methods of helping.
Cutting Signals Need for Emotional Help: Originally published by ABC News. Offers commentary and quotes.
eNotAlone : Self-Injury Articles and Excerpts: Provides several articles covering a variety of aspects of SI.
Explaining Self-Injurious Behaviors: UW-Eau Claire Counseling Services guide for recognizing and overcoming SI. Includes general information and additional resources.
SelfhelpMagazine - Self-Inflicted Violence: Helping Those Who Hurt Themselves: Provides information on what to do for those who participate in SI.
Suffering in Silence Pressures of Youth Can Lead to Self-Mutilation, Experts Say: Originally published by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Discusses one girl's recovery.
The Behavioral Treatment of Self-mutilation: Research paper on treating parasuicidal behavior, as a borderline personality disorder, with Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Includes references.
The Guardian - Sense of Failure: the Scale of Teenage Self-harm: Information and results from a survey of British teenagers, conducted by The Priory.
The Womens Health Council - Women and Parasuicide: a Literature Review: Highlights of various international studies. Includes references, with links.
Understanding Self-Injurious Behavior: Student Assistance Journal piece containing general information including symptoms, treatment strategies, and footnotes. [Summer 2002]
WebMD - Self-Injury No Longer Rare Among Teens: Discusses results of a British study.
Wikipedia - Self-harm: Hyperlinked encyclopedia entry covers demographics, culture, psychology, and treatment. Includes references and links to external information.
Women's eNews - Female Teens Discuss Their Self Injury: Teen responses to a posting on the Maryland-based Focus Adolescent Services Web site.