Lists seven issues in suicide prevention, gives Thomas Szasz's libertarian perspective on those issues, and argues against Szasz's perspective. (ABB)

Presents a five-step model of a crisis interview and the special considerations in working with the suicidal and assaultive student for use by college counseling professionals. Discusses the special cases of suicidal and homocidal/assaultive potential. (LLL)

Communities across the country are having to deal with teenage suicide--a tragedy because it is preventable in many situations. Characteristics of a suicidal person are discussed. Recommendations for intervening with students after the suicide death of a peer in order to help prevent subsequent suicide deaths are made. (RM)

The review cites research on adolescent depression (definitions, prevalence, diagnosis, etiology, associated clinical conditions, and treatment) and suicide (prevalence, classification, prediction and etiology, suicide prevention, and treatment). (Author/CL)

Discusses the relationship between stress, depression, homicide, and suicide within the psychosocial context of an ethnic minority group; examines the relationship between mental health and destructive behavior among Blacks; and suggests some possible methods of intervention as well as prevention of destructive behaviors among members of the Black…

Racial income covergence is shown to reduce the racial disparity in suicide by raising the suicide rates of non-White males and females. No evidence is found for the claim that the non-White suicide rate is less sensitive than the White suicide rate to economic fluctuations. (Author)

Presents a method of discourse analysis applied to the discrimination of genuine from simulated suicide notes used in previous studies. Reported significant differences among language measures as well as the results of a multiple discriminant analysis using the discourse analysis. A language profile of the suicidal individual is given. (JAC)

Aims to explore the possible association between certain personality characteristics and suicidal inclination. Compares psychiatric patients with and without a suicidal history according to a number of selected of MMPI scales. (Author/RK)

Beginning with statistics pertaining to children and gun violence in a single year in the United States, this report details trends in child and youth gun deaths. Tables present information on the following: (1) number of firearms deaths by manner and by race from 1979 to 2000; (2) number of firearms deaths by manner for each state and nationwide,…

This publication contains the 1998 issues of the Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People newsletters for health professionals. The newsletters disseminate information about the national and local initiatives for intervention and prevention of mental health problems in young children and youth. Each issue also offers…

Frequently, firearm fatalities occur in the context of domestic violence, suicide, or acts committed under the influence of alcohol and/or other drugs. Because gun violence is related to these other social problems, it must be considered more than just a criminal justice issue. It is also a public health issue that should be addressed by domestic…

The Ss reporting serious suicidal behavior in the self reported significantly more suicidal behavior in others, including relatives. Significant subgroup differences were present which suggest the possibility of a repression-sensitization continuum. (Author)

Suicide and attempted suicide among teenagers has risen dramatically since 1960, especially among girls. Three theories of the causes of suicide (emotional crises, brain chemistry and nonexpression of grief) are discussed. Depression and other first stage warning signals, and the nature of second stage "cries for help," are considered. (CM)

The objectives of this learning activity, which compares students' estimates for selected death rates with government census figures, are to orient college students to sociology's methods and content and to increase their comprehension of their first reading assignment on Durkheim's study of suicide. (Author/RM)

Examined the relationship between hopelessness and suicidal intent and whether the Beck Hopelessness Scale is confounded by social desirability, by interviewing attempted suicide patients (N=54). Results showed that hopelessness was the key variable in predicting suicidal behavior and ideation, and social desirability had no influence on…