Suicidal ideation and self-harm among youths in Norway: Associations with verbal, physical and sexual abuse

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 166-175

  Mossige, Svein ^a   Huang, Lihong ^b   Straiton, Malanie ^c   Roen, Katrina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Child abuse; Mental health; Sexual abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892737419     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12126     Document Type: Article

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