Vulnerabilities to deliberate self-harm among adolescents: The role of alexithymia and victimization

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-162

  Garisch, Jessica Anne ^a   Wilson, Marc Stewart ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77953160455     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466509X441709     Document Type: Article

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