Cutting across boundaries: A case study using feminist praxis to understand the meanings of self-harm

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-180

  McAndrew, Sue ^a   Warne, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental health; Psychoanalysis; Self harm; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FANTASY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GUILT; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FANTASY; FEMALE; FEMINISM; GENDER IDENTITY; GUILT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERPRETATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SPOUSE ABUSE; WOMEN;

EID: 27744493561     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0979.2005.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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