Self-harm in British South Asian women: Psychosocial correlates and strategies for prevention

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Husain, M I ^a   Waheed, W ^b,c   Husain, Nusrat ^b,c,d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASHIRE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUPENTIXOL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMUTILATION; BRITISH ASIAN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNICITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; RELIGION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNEMPLOYMENT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33845372539     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-5-7     Document Type: Review

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