Invited commentary: Understanding brain mechanisms of pain processing in adolescents' non-suicidal self-injury

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 327-334

  Ballard, Elizabeth ^a   Bosk, Abigail ^a   Pao, Maryland ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Non suicidal self injury; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMUTILATION; BRAIN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77951091806     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9457-1     Document Type: Editorial

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