The prevalence of self-cutting and other self-harm among 13- to 18-year-old Finnish adolescents

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Laukkanen, Eila ^a   Rissanen, Marja Liisa ^a   Honkalampi, Kirsi ^a   Kylmä, Jari ^b   Tolmunen, Tommi ^a   Hintikka, Jukka ^c  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Self cutting; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF MUTILATION; SEX FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 59349096150     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-008-0398-x     Document Type: Article

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