Suicidal and other self-harming behaviour in offender women: The role of shame, anger and childhood abuse

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-25

  Milligan, Rhonda Jane ^a,b   Andrews, Bernice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OFFENDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SHAME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 14844324963     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532504X15439     Document Type: Article

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