Impulsivity and self-damaging behaviour in severe personality disorder: The impact of democratic therapeutic community treatment

Therapeutic Communities

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-71

  Warren, Fiona ^a   Evans, Chris ^b   Dolan, Bridget ^a   Norton, Kingsley ^a,c  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Henderson Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042786486     PISSN: 09641866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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