Psychological characteristics, stressful life events and deliberate self-harm: Findings from the child & adolescent self-harm in Europe (CASE) study

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 499-508

  Madge, Nicola ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   McMahon, Elaine M ^c   Corcoran, Paul ^c   De Leo, Diego ^d   De Wilde, Erik Jan ^e   Fekete, Sandor ^f   Van Heeringen, Kees ^g   Ystgaard, Mette ^h   Arensman, Ella ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL SUICIDE RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Ireland)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Netherlands Youth Institute NJI   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Anxiety; Cross cultural; Depression; Impulsivity; Psychological characteristics; Self esteem; Self harm; Stressful life events

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUROPE; FAMILY STRESS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; LIFE EVENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIFE STRESS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84855191750     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0210-4     Document Type: Article

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