Differentiating adolescent self-injury from adolescent depression: Possible implications for borderline personality development

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-57

  Crowell, Sheila E ^a   Beauchaine, Theodore P ^b   Hsiao, Ray C ^c   Vasilev, Christina A ^d   Yaptangco, Mona ^a   Linehan, Marsha M ^e   McCauley, Elizabeth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Borderline personality development; Depression; Electrodermal responding; Psychophysiology; Self inflicted injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; BRAIN DISEASE; DEPRESSION; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MUTILATION; SELF REPORT; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858755863     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-011-9578-3     Document Type: Article

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