Project Publications

Whitlock, J.L., Eells, G., Cummings, N., Purington, A. (in press). Non-suicidal self-injury on college campuses: Mental health provider assessment of prevalence and need. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy.
Whitlock, J.L., Muehlenkamp, J., Eckenrode, J. (2008). Variation in non-suicidal self-injury: Identification of latent classes in a community population of young adults. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology. 37(4). 725-735.
Whitlock, J.L., Purington, A., Gershkovich, M. (2009). Influence of the media on self injurious behavior. In Understanding non-suicidal self-injury: Current science and practice, edited by M. Nock. American Psychological Association Press. 139-156.
Whitlock, J.L. & Knox, K. (2008). Community sources and solutions: Detection and prevention of self-injurious behavior in youth populations. Self-injury in youth: The essential guide to assessment and intervention edited by N. Heath and M. K. Nixon. Routledge Press. Pgs. 173-194.
Whitlock, J.L., Lader, W., Conterio, K. (2007). The Internet and self-injury: What psychotherapists should know. Journal of Clinical Psychology/In Session 63: 1135-1143.
Whitlock, J.L. & Knox, K. (2007). ”The relationship between suicide and self-injury in a young adult population.” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 161(7): 634-640.
Whitlock, J.L., Eckenrode, J.E. & Silverman, D. (2006). ”Self-injurious behavior in a college population.” Pediatrics, 117(6).
Whitlock, J.L., Powers, J.P., Eckenrode, J.E (2006). ”The virtual cutting edge: Adolescent self-injury and the Internet.” Special Issue on Children, Adolescents and the Internet, Developmental Psychology. 42(3): 407-417.
Purington, A., & Whitlock, J. (August, 2004). Research facts and findings: Self-injury fact sheet. ACT for Youth Upstate Center for Excellence. Publication of Cornell University, U of Rochester, and New York State Center for School Safety.

Project Press

The article published in the June issue of Pediatrics was featured in thousands of media outlets in the US and elsewhere (largely due to the article written by the Associated Press) including but not limited to including the NYT, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Detroit News, the Early Show, Geraldo, and all major TV news outlets. Some examples include:

WHYY's Voices in the Family, "Price of Privilege," July 24, 2006
The Early Show: "Teen Shares Self-Injury Secret"
ABC News: "17 Pct. at 2 Colleges Practice Self-Abuse" (Associated Press article)
Children's Health on Ideastream (Cleaveland PBS): "The Paradox of Cutting"
Geraldo: see "Self-Abuse" June 9, 2006

Good Morning America recently featured Janis Whitlock, lead author of the "The Virtual Cutting Edge - The Internet and Adolescent Self Injury." Co-authored by study team members Jane Powers and John Eckenrode, the article is part of a special issue of Developmental Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association.

There have been a number of print or on-line news stories related to "The Virtual Cutting Edge" article. Here are a few examples:

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