Non-Suicidal Self-Injury-Does social support make a difference? An epidemiological investigation of a Danish national sample

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 106-116

  Christoffersen, Mogens Nygaard ^d   Møhl, Bo ^a,b   DePanfilis, Diane ^c   Vammen, Katrine Schjødt ^d  

^a Psykiatric Center Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Life experiences; NSSI; Self harm; Social support; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DANISH CITIZEN; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-5; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGLECT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT; BULLYING; CHILD ABUSE SURVIVOR; DENMARK; INCIDENCE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952059125     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.10.023     Document Type: Article

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