Online behavior of youth who engage in self-harm provides clues for preventive intervention

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 392-396

  Mitchell, Kimberly J ^a   Ybarra, Michele L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b Internet Solutions for Kids Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Internet; Interpersonal relations; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; MALE; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 35649028465     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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