Nonsuicidal self-injury and gender: Patterns of prevalence, methods, and locations among adolescents

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 266-278

  Sornberger, Michael J ^a   Heath, Nancy L ^a   Toste, Jessica R ^b   McLouth, Rusty ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c McLouth Research and Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MISSOURI; PREVALENCE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862116999     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.0088.x     Document Type: Article

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