Risk factors and correlates of deliberate self-harm behavior: A systematic review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 477-493

  Fliege, Herbert ^a   Lee, Jeong Ran ^a   Grimm, Anne ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Correlates; Deliberate self harm; Risk factors; Self injurious behavior; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSIVENESS; ANXIETY; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDLINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCINFO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SELF POISONING; STRESS; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HUMANS; INTENTION; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349092225     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2008.10.013     Document Type: Review

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