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Adolescent suicide / by Paul R. Robbins.
- Title
- Adolescent suicide / by Paul R. Robbins.
- Author
- Robbins, Paul R. (Paul Richard)
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, c1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HV6546 .R6 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- ix, 162 p.; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Suicide is the third leading cause of death among United States adolescents, and the problem exists worldwide. Why do troubled teens seek this end to lives that have barely begun? This difficult question is the focus of ADOLESCENT SUICIDE.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-156) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The scope of the problem -- Methods of study -- Some basic questions -- Why suicide? Theories and possible explanations -- Suicide and problem behaviors -- A psychological profile of adolescent suicide -- Suicide and the family -- Precipitating events -- Final thoughts and suicide notes -- Reactions of friends and family -- Treatment for suicidal problems -- Prevention of suicide -- Help for those left behind.
- ISBN
- 0786404140 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^^97023810^
- OCLC
- 37179706
- SCSB-11307553
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library