The epidemiology and phenomenology of non-suicidal self-injurious behavior among adolescents: A critical review of the literature

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-147

  Jacobson, Colleen M ^a   Gould, Madelyn ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Review; Self injurious behavior; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 33947642008     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110701247602     Document Type: Article

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