Repetitive Nonsuicidal Self-Injury as Experiential Avoidance Among a Community Sample of Adolescents

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 809-829

  Howe Martin, Laura S ^a   Murrell, Amy R ^b   Guarnaccia, Charles A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Experiential avoidance; Nonsuicidal self injury; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENTS; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENTS; EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE; NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862521902     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21868     Document Type: Article

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