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	<title>Blogging on Good Therapy &#187; Self-Harm</title>
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		<title>Compassion Focused Therapy for Self-Injury</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/compassion-focused-therapy-for-self-injury-1031113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/compassion-focused-therapy-for-self-injury-1031113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a coping mechanism that is rising at alarming rates. “In Canada and the United States, prevalence ranges from 12% to 41% in community samples of adolescents and young adults,” said K. Jessica van Vliet, Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta. Most people who self-injure do so to cope with negative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) – Should it be Included in DSM-V?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/non-suicidal-self-injury-nssi-%e2%80%93-should-it-be-included-in-dsm-v/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/non-suicidal-self-injury-nssi-%e2%80%93-should-it-be-included-in-dsm-v/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mood Swings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[: Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is often a symptom of borderline personality disorder (BPD), but can be present in its absence as well. It occurs in nearly 4% of American adults and is even more rampant among teens. “Given the prevalence of NSSI, and the ﬁndings that it is often present in individuals who are not [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Enlisting the Client as a Tool for Predicting Self-Harm</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/clients-own-diagnosis-predicts-self-harm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/clients-own-diagnosis-predicts-self-harm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Harm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[: Clients who suffer from depression and substance use issues are more likely to harm themselves than individuals with other psychological problems. After in-patient treatment, clinicians often rely on their own observations to measure a client’s state and determine the likelihood that the client will self-harm again. But a new study suggests that enlisting the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Means Restriction Counseling for Prevention of Suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/means-restriction-counseling-for-prevention-of-suicide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/means-restriction-counseling-for-prevention-of-suicide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 22:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Harm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=10022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[: Most individuals who attempt suicide unsuccessfully will only do so once and make that decision within the hour preceding the attempt. “To kill oneself, one must have the means for doing so,” said researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the University of Utah. “It is because of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Identifying Suicidal Behaviors in Teens Who Self-Harm</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/suicidal-behavior-teen-self-harm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/suicidal-behavior-teen-self-harm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 22:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adolescence is a time of emotional turmoil and many young people use self-injurious behaviors as a way to cope with psychological distress. However, self-harm can lead to suicide, thus increasing the importance of treating this issue in these children. “Self-harm in adolescence is a common problem with lifetime prevalence of attempted suicide of 9.7%, whereas [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Real Housewives&#8217; Russell Armstrong&#8217;s Suicide and the Pressure of Reality TV</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/russell-armstrong-suicide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/russell-armstrong-suicide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JenWilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cultural & Social Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional Overwhelm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grief, Loss, & Bereavement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don’t watch reality TV. Well, that’s not exactly true. I do watch Intervention, Deadliest Catch, The Biggest Loser and I found myself surprisingly addicted to the televised trial of Casey Anthony. However, I have never been drawn to the over-the-top antics of reality television shows such as The Jersey Shore, Family Jewels, or, dare [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Worse Is Better: The Unfortunate Hierarchy of Eating Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hierarchy-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/hierarchy-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=9345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a life where you are continually tormented by an inner dialogue that screams of your worthlessness, your hideous appearance, and your pitiful, meaningless existence. Imagine a life where you mange your day solely around food, either by avoiding it, getting rid of it, or consuming as much of it as you can. Imagine spending your birthday [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>Full Recovery from Eating Disorders: Is it Possible?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/full-recovery-eating-disorders/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/full-recovery-eating-disorders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JosieTuttle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Eating & Food Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health / Illness / Medical Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Isolation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journal Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Models & Methods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8620</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After 6 years in the depths of anorexia, my eating disorder was a way of life. Starving had become my world. It was the way I dealt with anger, fear, hurt, frustration, disappointment, and every other even slightly uncomfortable feeling. I managed my weight to manage my life. Anorexia was my control, my way of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Major Mental Illness and the Family</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/major-mental-illness-family-relationships/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/major-mental-illness-family-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 21:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LynneSilvaBreen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bipolar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drug & Alcohol Addiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elements of Good Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: For those Considering or Exploring]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotropic Medication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schizophrenia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Harm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Human Being of Therapy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8543</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For all the research that has been done in the last twenty years attempting to understand the brain, the organ at the top of our spine retains its essential mystery. We know more now than ever how the brain works, how it has developed over the centuries to do the miraculous things it does, and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Experts Warn of Seriousness of Self-Embedding Behavior in Adolescents</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adolescent-self-embedding-behavior/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/adolescent-self-embedding-behavior/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 May 2011 16:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Self-Harm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suicidal Ideation and Behavior]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Self-Embedding Behavior (SEB) should receive immediate intervention, according to a new study. SEB, most often found in adolescents, can be more harmful than other forms of self-injury because it is almost always associated with suicidal ideations and clients injure themselves with the specific intent of causing serious harm. When a person self-embeds, they insert foreign [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Surviving Sexual Assault</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/surviving-sexual-assault/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/surviving-sexual-assault/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GailPost</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anxiety]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sexual Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sexuality / Sex Therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shame and Guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trust Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=8199</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent sexual assault of CBS news reporter Lara Logan during her coverage of the February 2011 Egyptian uprising is a stark reminder that any woman is vulnerable to assault, regardless of her public status. You don’t have to travel to a distant country during political upheaval to be at risk. According to the National [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>In UK, Non-Heterosexual People Experience More Mental Health Problems</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lgbt-experience-more-mental-health-problems/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/lgbt-experience-more-mental-health-problems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abuse / Survivors of Abuse]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Issues]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7917</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary A study of more than 7,000 adults living in the United Kingdom found that those who identify as gay, lesbian and bisexual are more likely to experience a variety of mental health problems than are their heterosexual peers. The study didn’t measure how many of these individuals sought counseling or therapy [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>From Victim to Survivor to Thriver</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/victim-survivor-thriver-trauma-stages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/victim-survivor-thriver-trauma-stages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Helplessness/Victimhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life Purpose]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another way to understand your healing journey is to think of growing from a place of victimization to survival and finally into thriving. While you had no choice about being victimized, you do have a choice about growing through these stages. Regardless of what the traumatic event was, where or when it occurred, there was [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Masochistic Anger Part IV: Shirked Responsibility Gets Turned into Self Punishment</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/masochistic-anger-management-self-flagellation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/masochistic-anger-management-self-flagellation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeanetteRaymond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abandonment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7343</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Shirking duties was guaranteed to get Ezra angry With a heaving chest and throbbing temples, Ezra clenched his jaws in anger when he found that the vegetables at the restaurant were unprepared. It was bad enough that local farmers had not supplied the eggplant he ordered for his signature dish. To find that Danny, his [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>For Youth With Eating and Food Issues, Is Self Harm Going Unnoticed?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-food-issues-self-injury/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/eating-food-issues-self-injury/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One might imagine that youth being treated for an eating issues are more often referred to therapy and counseling for additional harmful behaviors than those teens not being seen by a doctor. But a startling report from Stanford University Medical Center indicates that most youth seen by physicians for eating issues are not asked about [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>Masochistic Anger Part III: Is Being Angry with Yourself a Way to Grieve?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/internalized-masochistic-anger-grief-relationships-therapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/internalized-masochistic-anger-grief-relationships-therapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 20:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JeanetteRaymond</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anger]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7210</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Byron tried hard to please but his anger got in the way Byron’s anger terrified him. He did everything he could to avoid feeling it and showing it when it washed over him. He wanted to die of shame every time he saw his girlfriend’s fear and distress. He didn’t intend to hurt or scare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training Hospital Staff on the Psychological and Emotional Needs of Self-Harm Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/training-hospital-staff-on-the-psychological-and-emotional-needs-of-self-harm-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/training-hospital-staff-on-the-psychological-and-emotional-needs-of-self-harm-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7203</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary In a new report published in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, researchers assess 19 individual papers spanning ten years and four countries to assess how well medical staff is prepared for dealing with patients admitted for injuries that were self-inflicted. Most common were patients who had cut themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do I do if my Child is Cutting Themselves?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-self-harm-cutting-psychotherapy-parenting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/children-self-harm-cutting-psychotherapy-parenting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BeckyGrenfell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Child & Adolescent Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chronic Pain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oppositional & Defiant Behavior in Children & Teens]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7125</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where Does this Behavior Come From? Cutting is the physical expression of hidden mental pain. Oftentimes, children start cutting when their mental pain reaches a level that they can no longer deal with. While some children may find positive ways of coping with such pain, others seek negative coping methods including self-harm or drug use. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Aware: Self-Embedding, a Form of Self-Harm</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-harm-embedding-psychotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-harm-embedding-psychotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Psychotherapy: Specific Issues Treated & Changes Made]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Radiologists are helping to treat patients with psychological and emotional needs, due to a disturbing and less-common form of self-harm known as “self-embedding.” With self-embedding, a person inserts a foreign object under their skin through an existing (or created) wound. Objects include anything small enough to fit, including small pieces of metal (e.g. staples), wood, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Part II: Trauma&#8217;s Impact on Relationships</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-impact-relationships-psychology-love-communication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/trauma-impact-relationships-psychology-love-communication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SusanneMDillmann</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aggression & Violence]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us are aware that communication and trust are key ingredients in any relationship, yet these pivotal ingredients are often negatively impacted by the vestiges of a traumatic experience. Someone who has survived a traumatic event often struggles both with expressing her/himself and also with listening in an active manner. Active listening requires a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in Psychological Care</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cultural-sensitive-psychotherapy-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/cultural-sensitive-psychotherapy-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7095</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Two recently published items illustrate the need for greater cultural sensitivity, awareness, and customized attention with the realm of psychological care. One, a report from Britain’s Royal College of Psychiatrists, found that young, black women were at an increased risk of self-harm over other segments of the population. The second article, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender, Culture and Location Influence Suicidal Behavior</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gender-culture-suicide-behavior-psycholog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/gender-culture-suicide-behavior-psycholog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=7026</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the United States, rural areas tend to have higher rates of suicide than do urban areas. A new study, presented at the American Psychological Association’s annual conference, indicates that gender and culture also influence suicidal behavior. In the U.S., women and girls engage in more suicidal behavior, but more men die of suicide. Worldwide, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are You Self-Destructive? Is Anybody?</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-self-destruction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-self-destruction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CynthiaLubow</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Addictions & Compulsions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Art & Practice of Psychotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family of Origin Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Healing from The Inside Out]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6985</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of depressed people tell me they want to stop their &#8220;self-destructive behavior,” because it is causing them to be depressed. Sometimes they are referring to an addiction, other times they mean cutting, burning or hurting their bodies. Most of the time it is about choices they regret, such as occasional (not addictive) overeating, over-committing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia Calls for Follow-Up Treatment for Attempted Suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-treatment-australia-suicide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-treatment-australia-suicide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Though hospitals are able to treat clients who have engaged in suicide or self-harm attempts with specific and effective treatment and care, such clients are often released from hospitals with little to no guidance on how to proceed towards a more mentally healthy road, including therapy referrals. The mental health group [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Harm Figures among Adolescents Show Gaps in Scottish Mental Care</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-self-harm-adolescents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-self-harm-adolescents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=6064</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A GoodTherapy.org News Summary Rates of diagnoses of various mental health concerns may prove alarming to many clinicians and others in the mental health fields, and when such diagnoses affect children, the alarm may be especially prominent. A significant issue in terms of client safety and well-being, self-harm usually grabs the attention of therapists and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youth Reach Out to Aid Those Who Self-Harm</title>
		<link>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/youth-reach-out-to-aid-those-who-self-harm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/youth-reach-out-to-aid-those-who-self-harm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The process of delivering self-harm, whether in the form of cutting, burning, abstaining from food, or any number of individual manifestations, can present difficult challenges for young people and their families. Often developed as a way to cope with mental health issues, self-harm occurs in a significant population of adolescents and teens, a fact which [...]]]></description>
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