The self-mutilative nature of severe onychophagia: A comparison with self-cutting

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-47

  Wells, Jennifer H ^a   Haines, Janet ^a   Williams, Christopher L ^a   Brain, Kerryn L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mild onychophagia; Severe onychophagia; Skin cutting; Tension reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; OBSESSION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0032972067     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379904400105     Document Type: Article

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