The Role of Drugs in Adolescent Suicide Attempts.

McKenry, Patrick C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ302493

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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The Role of Drugs in Adolescent Suicide Attempts.

McKenry, Patrick C.; And Others

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v13 n3 p166-75 Fall 1983

Describes drug histories of 46 adolescent suicide attempters and their parents compared with a group of nonattempters and their parents on selected measures of drug use. Findings indicated that adolescent drug use is closely related to and perhaps symptomatic of suicidal behaviors and overall pathology. (JAC)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Use, Parents, Psychopathology, Secondary Education, Suicide

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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