The use of secure accommodation for adolescent girls who engage in severe and repetitive self-injurious behaviour

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-552

  Epps, Kevin ^a  

^a Glenthorne Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Secure accommodation; Self harm; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPULSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL STRESS; OBSERVATION; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030963814     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104597024007     Document Type: Article

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