The role of women's self-injury support-groups: A grounded theory

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-52

  Corcoran, Jennifer ^a   Mewse, Avril ^a   Babiker, Gloria ^a,b  

^a Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b AVON AND WILTSHIRE MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Grounded theory; Self injury; Service provision; Support groups; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846870776     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.868     Document Type: Article

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