This is a book for adolescents who have contemplated suicide, or who may be at risk for doing so. As a teenager, author DeQuincy Lezine was one of the many young people each year who attempt suicide. Instead, he sought psychiatric help and went on to found the first ever campus-based chapter of the Suicide Prevention Action Network USA. In Eight ...
The time is the early 1990s, the setting a girls' academy in Toronto. Enter "Skim," aka Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire school goes into mourning overdrive. It's a weird time to fall in love, but Skim does just that after ...
Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it. Here, Kate bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival for navigating an often cruel world. A one-of-a-kind ...
A stunning, dark, and visceral novel from the talented author of "MVP," set in Northern Virginia (abbreviated as NoVA), tells the story of a teenager's suicide in an otherwise ordinary Washington, D.C., suburb.
Brutally honest and authentic in tone, these poems center on the suicide of high school freshman Anna Gonzales. Each poem portrays a classmate's or teacher's personal reaction to the loss. Together, the poems create a moving testimony to the effects of one girl's devastating choice.
Teenage suicide is now the cause of death in one in thirteen - almost 8% - of deaths in young adults. Why? One in Thirteen is a forthright examination of this tragedy, by an award-winning journalist with a decade of dealing with teenagers, youth violence and education. One in Thirteen is a must-read book for anyone who has ever been concerned with ...
In what is primarily a clinical book on treating adolescent depression the author studies various treatment strategies tied closely to the understanding of etiology, dynamics, and assessment of the depressed adolescent patient - all within a family systems orientation. The book covers several therapeutic strategies and also deals with adolescent ...
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the emotional, behavioral and cognitive characteristics of adolescents who have attempted suicide. Each chapter opens with a case study vignette from the author's extensive clinical files followed by a summary of the empirical literature. Assessment and treatment practices close each chapter. While ...
This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over thirty-four years of dealing with suicidal adolescents. It aims not to replace other forms of therapy but to augment the therapist's own therapeutic style. The book offers an informative and personally told story bringing ...
Describes some of the feelings experienced by teenagers thinking about suicide, the reactions of family members, various reasons for suicide, and the seven warning signs to look for in a person contemplating suicide.
Everyone agrees that teen suicide profoundly impacts families, schools, and society, but debate still rages over what causes it and how to prevent it. In this anthology, authors explore the psychological, societal, and physiological forces that may lead teens to commit suicide, as well as the most effective strategies for preventing it.
Suicide is now the third leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States, and some studies suggest that as many as 75 percent of all teenagers have considered killing themselves. Current research on young people who are suicidal (those who attempt and those who succeed) is discussed in a plain way.
Inform yourself with thorough and accurate knowledge about the incidence of adolescent suicide. Adolescent Suicide serves to correct erroneous conceptions--held by the public and professionals--about the nature of suicidal behavior among the young, thereby promoting the opportunity for more prompt and effective evaluation and management of ...
Suicide and suicide attempts among adolescents are significant public health problems. Consequently, identifying at-risk youth in time to provide intervention not only helps to prevent suicides and suicide-related injuries but improves young persons' overall quality of life and increases the chances for healthy and productive lives. The challenge ...
In this remarkably clear and readable evaluation of the research on this topic, Barry Wagner presents the current state of knowledge about suicidal behaviour in children and adolescents, addressing the trends of the past ten years and evaluating available treatment approaches. Wagner provides an in-depth examination of the problem of suicidal ...
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