Nonsuicidal self-injury: An emotion regulation perspective

Psychopathology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 207-219

  Mckenzie, Katherine C ^a   Gross, James J ^b  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical review; Emotion regulation; Nonsuicidal self injury; Self harm

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; COGNITION; EMOTION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW;

COGNITION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84902880048     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000358097     Document Type: Review

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