Thresholds and tolerance of physical pain in suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 646-652

  Orbach, Israel ^a   Mikulincer, Mario ^a   King, Robert ^b   Cohen, Donald ^b   Stein, Daniel ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ABARBANEL MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT, HOSPITALIZED; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ESCAPE REACTION; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0030873432     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.65.4.646     Document Type: Article

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