The impact of quality and quantity of social support on help-seeking behavior prior to deliberate self-harm

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-44

  Wu, Chia Yi ^a   Stewart, Robert ^b   Huang, Hui Chun ^c,d   Prince, Martin ^b   Liu, Shen Ing ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Deliberate self harm; Help seeking behaviors; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF POISONING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; WRIST INJURY;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951858602     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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