Hello, Mercedes,<br /><br />I want to touch base with you regarding your dissertation. First of all, it's fascinating and disturbing, and thank you for taking on a tough subject that seems to have become endemic. I know it will help to effect change regarding recognition of NSSI as its own disorder.<br /><br />I am still working on it, and will have it back to you by the due date tomorrow (I'm in Hawaii, so I am six hrs behind EST), but I thought I'd suggest that I send you a first draft of edits and suggestions, and then you can send the doc back to me for a second edit. I will do this at no charge, because it seems impossible and irresponsible to me to not have some author-editor exchange. It is also helpful to be working on a dissertation in my current field of study.&nbsp;<br /><br />This is not to say that your paper needs a ton of work--it's very well written and expertly cited. I know you want it to be the best it can be, however! Let me know if you are open to this, and I will give you my email address so we can exchange info on changes and suggestions more freely.&nbsp;<br /><br />Thank you,&nbsp;<br />Laura (Kenney)