Nonsuicidal self-injury, pain, and self-criticism: Does changing self-worth change pain endurance in people who engage in self-injury?

Clinical Psychological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 297-305

  Hooley, Jill M ^a   St Germain, Sarah A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive therapy; Emotion regulation; NSSI; Pain; Schemas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901256284     PISSN: 21677026     EISSN: 21677034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167702613509372     Document Type: Article

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