Tattooing as a means of acute affect regulation

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 316-318

  Anderson, Michael ^a   Sansone, Randy A ^a,b,c  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KETTERING MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Sycamore Primary Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHORIA; EMOTIONALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; TATTOOING;

EID: 14644399813     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.374     Document Type: Article

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