An Examination of the Scope and Nature of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Online Activities: Implications for School Mental Health Professionals

School Mental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 56-67

  Duggan, Jamie M ^a   Heath, N L ^a   Lewis, Stephen P ^b   Baxter, Alyssa L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet; Online activities; School mental health; Self harm; Self injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053437785     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-011-9065-6     Document Type: Article

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