Assessment of nonsuicidal self-injury: Development and initial validation of the Non-Suicidal Self-Injury-Assessment Tool (NSSI-AT)

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 935-946

  Whitlock, Janis ^a   Exner Cortens, Deinera ^a,b   Purington, Amanda ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

College; Measurement; Nonsuicidal self injury; Self injurious behavior; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906851364     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036611     Document Type: Article

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