Self-injurious behaviors in posttraumatic stress disorder: An examination of potential moderators

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 166, Issue , 2014, Pages 359-367

  Dixon Gordon, Katherine L ^a   Tull, Matthew T ^a   Gratz, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Borderline personality; Deliberate self harm; Emotion dysregulation; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Self injury; Sexual assault; Suicidal behaviors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BORDERLINE STATE; DELIBERATE SELF HARM; EMOTION DYSREGULATION; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ASSAULT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNEMPLOYMENT; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84903625187     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.05.033     Document Type: Article

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