TY - BOOK AU - Vega,Vanessa TI - Comes the darkness, comes the light: a memoir of cutting, healing, and hope SN - 9780814400913 AV - RC569.5.S48 V44 2007eb U1 - 616.85/820092B 22 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - AMACOM KW - Vega, Vanessa, KW - Self-mutilation KW - Patients KW - Biography KW - Self-injurious behavior KW - Psychotherapy KW - PSYCHOLOGY KW - Mental Illness KW - bisacsh KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Medical KW - Health KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - Biographies KW - Autobiographies KW - lcgft N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221); Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Epilogue -- Resources -- Additional Reading -- About the Author -- Last Page N2 - Not that many books are out there. This is only one other "memoir." (Possibly more coming out before this one.) This one combines her descriptions of the illness with descriptions of her therapy. It goes into why she does it and how she is able to heal herself. It provides support from Bettie Young, PhD UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=191887 ER -