An examination of cutting and other methods of DSH among children and adolescents presenting to an outpatient psychiatric clinic in New Zealand

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 407-416

  Fortune, Sarah A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Clinical population; Deliberate self harm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIBERATE SELF HARM; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33746158127     PISSN: 13591045     EISSN: 14617021     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359104506064984     Document Type: Article

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