Self-mutilation in clinical and general population samples: Prevalence, correlates, and functions

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 609-620

  Briere, John ^a   Gil, Eliana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Inova Kellar Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD ABUSE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; HYSTERIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0031796952     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0080369     Document Type: Article

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