Alexithymia as a mediator between childhood trauma and self-injurious behaviors

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 339-354

  Paivio, Sandra C ^a   McCulloch, Chantal R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Childhood trauma; Self injurious behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BATTERED CHILD SYNDROME; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCRATCHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRICHOTILLOMANIA;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 1842506671     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.11.018     Document Type: Article

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