Three phases of psychiatric hospital treatment of children ages 6 to 12 years, admitted to the hospital because of suicidal threats or suicidal attempts, are described. The treatment procedures are illustrated by suicidal case examples of a depressed girl, an acting-out boy, and a psychotic boy. (Author)

Explores relationships among culture, character, and suicide, drawing on author's research in Scandinavia and his studies of suicide among United States urban blacks and college students. Varying psychodynamic ways suicidal individuals in differing cultures and subcultures conceive of, use, and absorb death tell us much about how we live. (Author)

The acute management of suicidal patients requires that the helper (1) be aware of feelings of anger and fear toward these patients and (2) try to understand the nature of the patients' depression and helpless feelings. (MM)

Drug addiction is a potentially life-threatening problem with suicidal ramifications. Within the family of the addict, addiction takes on a special, participatory, meaning; the addicted member is treated as one undergoing a slow death. Treatment can make the mourning explicit. The death issue can be a vehicle for family change. (Author)

Attempted suicide is considered to be a form of deviant behavior. Multiple suicide attempts are evaluated within the labeling perspective. Specifically, it is determined if labeling theory can explain acts repeated suicide attempts. Labeling by family and friends was found to be significantly related to repeat. (Author)

A survey of the death attitudes and experiences of 54 rehabilitation counselors indicated their personal beliefs could potentially influence service to disabled people, particularly in the areas of terminal illness and suicide. To balance such influence, continued training of counselors and research efforts concerning this problem are recommended.…

A teacher may be the first person to sense a potentially suicidal student through observing changes in behavior; it is important to realize the seriousness of the situation and to seek help for the disturbed child. (JD)

Most follow-up studies of suicides are made after a relatively short period of time. The present study involved 229 attempted suicides hospitalized during the years 1933-1942. The incidence of suicide long after the original attempt, at least in the case of the women, statistically exceeds the expected incidence. (Author)

Discusses several issues relating to the prediction of behaviours leading to suicide and drug misuse: the proper criterion for prediction; problems in replication; the use of systems analysis in prediction; the relativity of predictors; the psychology of prediction; the distinction between evaluation and prediction; and speculations about the…

This article reports on seven indicators of social stress, e.g., total mortality, homicide, and suicide, and their relationship with three national economic variables (changes in real income, changes in rate of inflation, and changes in rate of unemployment). Results indicate that changes in the unemployment rate have the most profound impact of…

A survey of 54 rehabilitation counselors indicated numerous encounters with client death concerns. Nevertheless, few of the counselors reported training related to death. The counselors' experiences, in contrast to their limited training, support the addition of material on death in training programs to promote better counselor preparation.…

Presents relevant data about contemporary youth alienation and offers an interpretation and prescription. The five articles following this one all comment on it. (Author/IRT)

Conducted a longitudinal analysis of the relationship of divorce to the national suicide rate in Canada. Found the suicide rate varied directly with the rate of family dissolution, even after taking into account the effects of unemployment and females' participation in the labor force. (Author/ABB)

Outlines six criteria that should be met in designing studies to investigate effectiveness of treatment programs for suicide patients: (1) random assignment of patients; (2) follow-up of 80% of subjects; (3) need for statistically significant, clinically important results; (4) reporting of all clinically relevant outcomes; (5) adequate description…

A single parent relates personal experiences and feelings regarding the death of her 16-year-old son. She also describes ways in which those who have lost a child can be comforted. (BB)