The unidirectional relationship of nightmares on self-harmful thoughts and behaviors

Dreaming

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 44-58

  Hochard, Kevin D ^a   Heym, Nadja ^b   Townsend, Ellen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Negative affect; Nightmares; Self harm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925713008     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038617     Document Type: Article

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