A brief mobile app reduces nonsuicidal and suicidal self-injury: Evidence from three randomized controlled trials

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 544-557

  Franklin, Joseph C ^a,b   Fox, Kathryn R ^a   Franklin, Christopher R ^a   Kleiman, Evan M ^a   Ribeiro, Jessica D ^a   Jaroszewski, Adam C ^a   Hooley, Jill M ^a   Nock, Matthew K ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mobile app; NSSI; self injury; suicide; treatment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; AVERSION; BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY; CAUCASIAN; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDEX OF DYSREGULATED BEHAVIORS; MENTAL DISEASE; MOBILE APPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; THERAPEUTIC EVALUATIVE CONDITIONING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962254688     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000093     Document Type: Article

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