The role of autobiographical memory specificity in deliberate self-harm: Correlates and consequences

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 102, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 11-18

  Sinclair, Julia M A ^a   Crane, Catherine ^a   Hawton, Keith ^a   Williams, J Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiographical memory; Deliberate self harm; Depression; Sexual abuse; Specificity; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIBERATE SELF HARM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEXUAL ABUSE; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AUTOBIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEMORY; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 34447257589     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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