Nonsuicidal self-injury in a college population: General trends and sex differences

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 691-698

  Whitlock, Janis ^a   Muehlenkamp, Jennifer ^b   Purington, Amanda ^a   Eckenrode, John ^a   Barreira, Paul ^c   Baral Abrams, Gina ^d   Marchell, Tim ^a   Kress, Victoria ^e   Girard, Kristine ^f   Chin, Calvin ^g   Knox, Kerry ^h  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; mental health; self injury; young adults

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ANGER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANGER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053510093     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.529626     Document Type: Article

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