Striving and competing and its relationship to self-harm in young adults

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 282-291

  Williams, Katie ^a   Gilbert, Paul ^a   McEwan, Kirsten ^a  

^a Mental Health Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85018117774     PISSN: 19371209     EISSN: 19371217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2009.2.3.282     Document Type: Article

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