It is argued that many outward-directed acts of aggression may be more appropriately self-directed. It is concluded that for certain individuals suicide may now represent the most appropriate and efficacious solution to chronic conditions of low life-satisfaction, maladjustment, and despair. (Author)

Discusses the development of crisis centers in the community and their role in organizing and coordinating community services for more optimal usage by people experiencing distress. (Author/RK)

Crisis intervention studies conducted in suicide prevention/crisis intervention programs, in psychiatric settings, and with surgical patients are critically evaluated, and the methodological shortcomings of studies in each of these settings are discussed. Available from: Order Department, American Psychological Association, Inc., 1200 Seventeenth…

Surveys the literature on youth suicide (ages 15-24) for the period 1980-1985, emphasizing general determinants of suicide, predictors in the form of psychological tests, precipitating events, and signs that may signify impending attempts at self-destruction. Suggestions for prevention, and limitations of research on suicide are offered. (Author)

Preadolescent suicide appears to be increasing, although less than 1% of the attempts are successful. Several high risk factors of preadolescent suicide including depression, family pathology, and a child's cognitive concept of death have been identified. Educators should refer children who threaten or attempt suicide to mental health services.…

The impact of teen suicide on the survivors is discussed, and an outline is presented for educational and administrative postincident intervention guidelines for schools. (Author/CB)

Suicide, and its particularly disturbing rise in the last three decades, is a major public health concern. Prevention efforts must be multifaceted, and include the refinement of epidemiological methods in the study of suicide; development of health education, information, and intervention programs dealing with suicide; and increased community…

Informs that black suicide, homicide, violence and accidents are especially likely among the young. Assesses the reliability and validity of data on youthful black suicide; evaluates three conceptual perspectives, i.e., sociological, psychological and ecological; specifies sociocultural factor differences between black male and female suicides;…

Study of suicide notes involved deduction of 50 protocol sentences that reflected aspects of Shneidman's formulations with regard to suicide. Independent judges noted incidence of contents corresponding to protocol sentences in notes left by 60 adult suicides. Age, but not sex, was found to be critical discriminating variable on several specific…

Discusses school bullying and Harvard Schoolyard Bullying Practicum conference. Conference emphasized five points: (1) school bullying is a pervasive problem; (2) to avoid confrontation, victims skip school, play sick, and get sick under pressure; (3) victims and bullies need help; (4) bullying behavior is not normal; and (5) intervention…

Discusses the issue of Black men as a population at risk, including these contributing factors: life expectancy, physical health and illness, alcohol abuse, suicide, education, military service, and psychological factors. Presents recommendations for helping service professionals, parents, and Black men themselves. (Author/ABL)

Examined factors (family structure, functioning in school, suicidal risk, depression, and stressful life events) related to suicide attempts in 82 adolescents. Suicide risk correlated with current stress, while depression correlated with life-long and current stress. Results indicated most were depressed, angry, and experienced family disruption,…

Outlines important considerations for establishing suicide prevention programs in high schools. Teenage suicide rate has doubled since 1970. To deal with this crisis schools must develop procedures for detecting potential victims and for helping students and staff cope after a suicide. Schools must not be afraid to talk about suicide; avoiding the…

Reviews knowledge about suicide in alcoholism: how commonly suicide among alcoholics occurs; which alcoholics commit suicide and why; suicide among alcoholic women and alcoholic physicians; possible predisposing biological factors; possible linkages with depression, adverse life events, and personality disorder; and future research and directions.…

Individuals admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit for an immediately preceding parasuicide, with current suicidal ideation, or for nonsuicidal psychiatric reasons, were compared with each other on the types of problems they reported as being most significant in their current lives. Parasuicidal patients reported problems with significantly…