Why do adolescents self-harm? An investigation of motives in a community sample

Crisis

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 176-183

  Rasmussen, Susan ^a   Hawton, Keith ^b   Philpott Morgan, Sion ^a   O'Connor, Rory C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Motives; Reasons; Repetition; Self harm

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTOMUTILATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORTHERN IRELAND; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORTHERN IRELAND; RECURRENCE; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84981289617     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: 21512396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000369     Document Type: Article

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