Deliberate self-harm in young people: Differences in prevalence and risk factors between the Netherlands and Belgium

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 179-186

  Portzky, Gwendolyn ^a   De Wilde, Erik Jan ^b   Van Heeringen, Kees ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cultural differences; Deliberate self harm; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BELGIUM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONFLICT; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43149099690     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-007-0652-x     Document Type: Article

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