Examining Non-Suicidal Self-Injury among Adolescents with Mental Health Needs, in Ontario, Canada

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 392-409

  Stewart, Shannon L ^a   Baiden, Philip ^a   Theall Honey, Laura ^a  

^a Ministry of Children and Youth Services Child and Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

Author keywords

adolescents; mental health; non suicidal self injury (NSSI); RAI MH

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MOOD DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 84911955666     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: 15436136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2013.824838     Document Type: Article

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