Characteristics and co-occurrence of adolescent non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behaviours in pediatric emergency crisis services

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-269

  Cloutier, Paula ^a   Martin, Jodi ^b   Kennedy, Allison ^a   Nixon, Mary K ^c,d   Muehlenkamp, Jennifer J ^e  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emergency crisis services; Non suicidal self injury; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77951090502     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9465-1     Document Type: Article

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