Self-injurious behaviour in patients with anorexia nervosa: a quantitative study

Abstract Background Many patients with an eating disorder report difficulties in regulating their emotions and show a high prevalence of self-injurious behaviour. Several studies have stated that both eating disorder and self-injurious behaviour help emotion regulation, and are thus used as coping m...

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Published in:	Journal of Eating Disorders
Main Authors:	Linda Smithuis, Nienke Kool-Goudzwaard, Janneke M. de Man-van Ginkel, Harmieke van Os-Medendorp, Tamara Berends, Alexandra Dingemans, Laurence Claes, Annemarie A. van Elburg, Berno van Meijel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-10-01
Subjects:	Anorexia nervosa Feeding and eating disorders Self-harm Self-injurious behaviour
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-018-0214-2