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Original Research

Help-seeking for nonsuicidal self-injury in sexual minority adolescent and young adult females

, PsyD, , PsyD & , PhD
Pages 171-187 | Received 10 Sep 2015, Accepted 13 Dec 2016, Published online: 27 Jan 2017

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