Minor Self-Injury
- 1 May 1971
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in The British Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 118 (546) , 535-538
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.118.546.535
Abstract
Self-injury is a frequent occurrence in both mentally subnormal and mentally ill patients. The aim of this study was to determine its prevalence and nature in hospital populations of such individuals.Keywords
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