Cutting on-line: Self-injury and the internet

Advances in Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-189

  Swannell, Sarah ^a   Oam, Graham Martin ^a   Krysinska, Karolina ^a   Kay, Tracey ^b   Olsson, Katherine ^c   Win, Aung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Queensland Department of Communities   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Contagion; Internet; Qualitative research; Self harm; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860310842     PISSN: 18387357     EISSN: 18374905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jamh.9.2.177     Document Type: Article

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