Nonsuicidal self-injury in street-involved adolescents : identification of risk and protective factors
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), or the deliberate, direct, self-inflicted injury to body tissue that occurs in the absence of suicidal intent and developmental disabilities, is a serious and increasingly prevalent health risk among adolescents. Evidence suggests that vulnerable adolescents, such th...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/36741 |