A comparison between pro-anorexia and non-suicidal self-injury blogs: From symptom-based identity to sharing of emotions

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1. The deliberate and direct destruction of one’s body tissue without suicidal intent and for reasons not socially sanctioned (Favazza, 1996; Gargiulo et al., 2014).

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Giorgia Margherita

Giorgia Margherita. Researcher in Psychodynamic Psychology, Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples Federico II, she teaches Dynamic Psychology at Master Degree in Clinical Psychology. Psychoanalytic-oriented Psychotherapist, member of I.I.P.G (Italian Institute of Psychoanalysis Group) and E.F.P.P. (European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector). Her research activity is related to the psychodynamic of groups, the psychopathology of adolescence, narrative methods.

Anna Gargiulo

Anna Gargiulo. Post-Doc Research Fellow, Department of Humanistic Studies, University of Naples Federico II. Ph.D. in Gender Studies, Visiting Ph.D. at Medical University of Vienna, Visiting Research at Aalborg University Denmark. Psychologist, Psychotherapist in training at I.I.P.G. (Italian Institute of Psychoanalysis Group). Her research activity is related to Self-harming behaviors, narrative methods.