A Double-Edged Sword: A Review of Benefits and Risks of Online Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Activities

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 249-262

  Lewis, Stephen P ^a   Seko, Yukari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benefits; Internet; Nonsuicidal self injury; Review; Risks; Self injurious behavior

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; INTERNET; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84958530906     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.22242     Document Type: Article

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