We are all in this together: Working towards a holistic understanding of self-harm

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-113

  Long, M ^a   Manktelow, R ^b   Tracey, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Language; Religion; Self harm; Stigma; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUTOMUTILATION; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84873284246     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2012.01893.x     Document Type: Article

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