Today I read an excellent article from The Family Journal: Counselling and Therapy for Couples and Families about Self-Injury. The article is written for family therapists who are seeing an increase of families coming for therapy who have children within the family system who are self-injuring. The authors maintain that patients who engage in NSSI may have less secure attachment with parents and caregivers than those who do not self-injure. They suggest that "the most importa