Suicide and attempted suicide among children and adolescents /

Hawton, Keith, 1942-,

Suicide and attempted suicide among children and adolescents / [print] by Keith Hawton. - Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, [(c)1986. - 159 pages ; 23 cm. - Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry series ; v. 5 . - Developmental clinical psychology and psychiatry ; v. 5. .



part1. Introduction part2. Epidemiology and nature of suicide among children and adolescents: Methods used in suicides part3. Causes of suicide: Problems immediately preceding suicide Why has suicide become more common among young people? ; part4. Aftermath of child and adolescent suicide: Reactions to suicide Counseling the survivors of child and adolescent suicide part5. Epidemiology and nature of attempted suicide: Trends in attempted suicide among young people Demographic characteristics Methods used in attempts Contagious aspects of attempted suicide part6. Contributory factors in attempted suicide part7. Motivational aspects of suicidal behavior: Concept of death How suicide attempts are explained by adolescents and other people Circumstances of the act part8. Management of children and adolescents following suicide attempts part9. Outcome following attempted suicide: Repetition of suicide attempts Eventual completed suicide part10. Prevention of child and adolescent suicidal behavior part11. Concluding comments.



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Children--Suicidal behavior.
Youth--Suicidal behavior.
Suicide--Prevention.

HV6546.S853 1986 HV6546.H399.S853 1986

HV6546.H3

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