Understanding self-harm and suicide websites a qualitative interview study of young adult website users

Crisis

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 118-122

  Baker, Darren ^a,c   Fortune, Sarah ^b  

^a EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c EQUIP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Internet; Self harm; Suicide; Websites

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 47849083983     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.29.3.118     Document Type: Article

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