The nature and extent of non-suicidal self-injury in a non-clinical sample of young adults

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 208-218

  Hasking, Penelope ^a   Momeni, Roya ^a   Swannell, Sarah ^b   Chia, Sharman ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Psychopathology; Self injurious behavior; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 46049121336     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110802100957     Document Type: Article

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