Psychotherapeutic approaches to non-suicidal self-injury in adolescents

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Washburn, Jason J ^a,b   Richardt, Sarah L ^b   Styer, Denise M ^a   Gebhardt, Michelle ^a   Juzwin, K R ^a,c   Yourek, Adrienne ^a   Aldridge, Delia ^a  

^a Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Non suicidal self injury; Psychotherapy; Review; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NON SUICIDAL SELF INJURY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 84859063177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-6-14     Document Type: Review

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