The non-display of authentic distress: Public-private dualism in young people's discursive construction of self-harm

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 777-791

  Scourfield, Jonathan ^a   Roen, Katrina ^b   Mcdermott, Elizabeth ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discourse analysis; Mental health; Self harm; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SELF MUTILATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960555863     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: 14679566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2010.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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