Descriptions of self-mutilation among finnish adolescents: A qualitative descriptive inquiry

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-163

  Rissanen, Marja Liisa ^a   Kylmá, Jari ^b   Laukkanen, Eila ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MUTILATION;

EID: 39749202192     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840701792597     Document Type: Article

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