Female Deliberate Self-Harm: The Women's Perspectives.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Curtis, Cate
- Source
- Women's Studies. Dec2018, Vol. 47 Issue 8, p845-867. 23p.
- Subject
- *SELF-mutilation
*SELF-destructive behavior
*SELF-injurious behavior
*ATTEMPTED suicide
*SUICIDAL behavior of women
*SUICIDE
*SOCIAL history
- Language
- ISSN
- 0049-7878
The article addresses self-harm in young women from the perspectives of women who self-identified as having engaged in suicidal behavior. Topics discussed include classification of deliberate self-harm (DSH), gender differences in risk factors for DSH, and interventions for the prevention of self-harm in women.