Suicide in Children and AdolescentsRobert A. King, Alan Apter Suicide is the fourth most common cause of death in the U.S. among 10-14 year olds, third among 15-19 year olds, and second among 20-24 year olds. Experts from all areas of psychiatry, (including epidemiology, neurobiology, genetics and psychotherapy) have brought together in this volume the most recent findings in their fields to address important questions. How can these deaths be prevented? Can they be anticipated? Are there perceptible patterns? What role do families and gender play? What are the treatments for and outcomes of suicide attempters? |
Contents
The epidemiology of youth suicide | 1 |
Suicide and the continuum of adolescent selfdestructiveness is there a connection? | 41 |
Adolescent attempted suicide | 63 |
Familial factors in adolescent suicidal behavior | 86 |
Biological factors influencing suicidal behavior in adolescents | 118 |
Psychodynamic approaches to youth suicide | 150 |
Crosscultural variation in child and adolescent suicide | 170 |
An idiographic approach to understanding suicide in the young | 198 |
Assessing suicidal behavior in children and adolescents | 211 |
Suicide prevention for adolescents | 227 |
Cognitive behavioral therapy after deliberate selfharm in adolescence | 251 |
Followup studies of child and adolescent suicide attempters | 271 |
Children and adolescents bereaved by a suicidal death implications for psychosocial outcomes and interventions | 294 |
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