Emotional reactivity and emotion regulation among adults with a history of self-harm: Laboratory self-report and functional MRI evidence

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-509

  Davis, Tchiki S ^a   Mauss, Iris B ^a   Lumian, Daniel ^b   Troy, Allison S ^c   Shallcross, Amanda J ^d   Zarolia, Paree ^e   Ford, Brett Q ^a   McRae, Kateri ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Emotional reactivity; FMRI; Reappraisal; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; BRAIN; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CONTROL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905584800     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036962     Document Type: Article

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