Adolescent self-cutting elsewhere than on the arms reveals more serious psychiatric symptoms

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 501-510

  Laukkanen, Eila ^a,b   Rissanen, Marja Liisa ^c   Tolmunen, Tommi ^a   Kylmä, Jari ^d,e   Hintikka, Jukka ^d,f  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c Savo Vocational College   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^f PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Location of cutting; Self cutting; Self harm behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THOUGHT DISORDER; TORONTO ALEXITHYMIA SCALE AND THE ADOLESCENT DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCE; YOUTH SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84881479569     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-013-0390-1     Document Type: Article

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