Impulsiveness and deliberate self-harm: A comparison of 'first-timers' and 'repeaters'

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 378-380

  Evans, J ^a   Platts, H ^a   Liebenau, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

impulsiveness; personality; suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0029997005     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10663.x     Document Type: Article

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