'Listen to them': Adolescents' views on helping young people who self-injure

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 935-945

  Berger, Emily ^a   Hasking, Penelope ^a   Martin, Graham ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Help giving; Parents; Self injury; Teachers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENTS; HELP-GIVING; PARENTS; SELF-INJURY; TEACHERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FACULTY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; THINKING;

EID: 84882704588     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.07.011     Document Type: Article

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