Psychological characteristics of self-injurious behavior

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 567-577

  Polk, Erin ^a   Liss, Miriam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; College students; Neglect; Self injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147116740     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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