Negative life events associated with deliberate self-harm in an african population in Uganda

Crisis

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-11

  Kinyanda, E ^a,c,d,f   Hjelmeland, H ^a   Musisi, S ^b,d,e  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b MULAGO NATIONAL REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Uganda)

^c Butabika Natl Psychiat Referral H   (Uganda)

^d African Psycare Res Organisation   (Uganda)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^f Makerere University ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

Africa; Deliberate self harm; Negative life events

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UGANDA; ADOLESCENT; AGE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UGANDA;

EID: 15744374510     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.26.1.4     Document Type: Article

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