Deliberate self-harm in 14-year-old adolescents: How frequent is it, and how is it associated with psychopathology, relationship variables, and styles of emotional regulation?

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-37

  Bjärehed, Jonas ^a   Lundh, Lars Gunnar ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Deliberate self harm; Emotional regulation; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; PARENT; SELF ESTEEM; SWEDEN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COMORBIDITY; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 41549146704     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070701778951     Document Type: Article

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