Psychiatry Research
Volume 166, Issue 2 , Pages 260-268 , 30 April 2009

The functions of self-injury in young adults who cut themselves: Clarifying the evidence for affect-regulation

Received 18 October 2006 ,Revised 22 February 2008 ,Accepted 24 February 2008.

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Psychiatry Research
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