Nonsuicidal self-injury across cultures and ethnic and racial minorities: A review

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 316-326

  Gholamrezaei, Maryam ^a   De Stefano, Jack ^a   Heath, Nancy L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethnic racial minorities; Non Western cultures; Nonsuicidal self injury; Self harming behaviours

Indexed keywords

AUTOMUTILATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85023185727     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijop.12230     Document Type: Review

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