Deliberate self-harm in adolescents in West London: Socio-cultural factors

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 91-98

  Bhugra, Dinesh ^c   Thompson, Neil ^a   Singh, Jayshree ^a   Fellow Smith, Elizabeth ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Ealing Hammersmith and Fulham Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Adolescents; Deliberate self harm; Socio cultural factors

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOUTH ASIA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 4844231321     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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