Affect Regulation and Addictive Aspects of Repetitive Self-Injury in Hospitalized Adolescents
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 November 2002Open access
Mary K. Nixon, Paula Cloutier, Sanjay Aggarwal
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SIB in hospitalized adolescents serves primarily to regulate dysphoric affect and displays many addictive features, and those with clinically elevated levels of internalized anger appear at risk for more addictive features of this behavior.
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SIB in hospitalized adolescents serves primarily to regulate dysphoric affect and displays many addictive features. Those with clinically elevated levels of internalized anger appear at risk for more addictive features of this behavior.
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