Self-injury: A research review for the practitioner

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1045-1056

  Klonsky, E David ^a   Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality disorder; Deliberate self harm; Self injury; Self mutilation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD ABUSE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EMOTIONALITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 36249023602     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20412     Document Type: Review

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