Thresholds and tolerance of physical pain among young adults who self-injure

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 371-377

  McCoy, Katrina ^a   Fremouw, William ^a   McNeil, Daniel W ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain perception; Pain tolerance; Self harm; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGOMETER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; ADAPTATION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952201448     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/326507     Document Type: Article

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