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Suicide and attempted suicide among children and adolescents
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- Creator
- by Keith Hawton
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Beverly Hills : Sage Publications, [1986]
- ©1986
- Physical Details
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- 159 pages ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0803925220, 9780803925229, 0803925239, 9780803925236
- OCLC
- ocm12262030
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.
- Also issued online.
- pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Epidemiology and nature of suicide among children and adolescents: Methods used in suicides -- pt. 3. Causes of suicide: Problems immediately preceding suicide -- Why has suicide become more common among young people? -- pt. 4. Aftermath of child and adolescent suicide: Reactions to suicide -- Counseling the survivors of child and adolescent suicide -- pt. 5. Epidemiology and nature of attempted suicide: Trends in attempted suicide among young people -- Demographic characteristics -- Methods used in attempts -- Contagious aspects of attempted suicide -- pt. 6. Contributory factors in attempted suicide -- pt. 7. Motivational aspects of suicidal behavior: Concept of death -- How suicide attempts are explained by adolescents and other people -- Circumstances of the act -- pt. 8. Management of children and adolescents following suicide attempts -- pt. 9. Outcome following attempted suicide: Repetition of suicide attempts -- Eventual completed suicide -- pt. 10. Prevention of child and adolescent suicidal behavior -- pt. 11. Concluding comments
Subjects
- Children -- Suicidal behavior.
- Youth -- Suicidal behavior.
- Adolescent psychology.
- Suicide -- Prevention.
- Suicide.
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- Adolescent
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- Child
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- Infant
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