Religious beliefs, coping skills and responsibility to family as factors protecting against deliberate self-harm

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 138-146

  Kannan, K ^a   Pillai, S K ^b   Gill, J S ^b   Hui, K O ^b   Swami, V ^c  

^a Hospital Mesra Bukit Padang   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIBERATE SELF HARM; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTION; RELIGION; RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 78650792907     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v16i4.240     Document Type: Article

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