N. Cohn: Psychopathological, psychodynamic and communicative aspects of automutilative behavior
In this literature study about wrist-cutters, five aspects that can be discriminated in automutilative behavior of children have been related to wristcutting behavior of adults. An attempt has been made to explain phases in the sequence of events leading to wrist-cutting.
Finally therapeutic considerations have been connected with the suggested underlying conflicts and implied aspects of wrist-cutting behavior.