Presents overview of clinical assessment, treatment, and management of suicidal adolescents. Discusses risk assessment as multifocal evaluation of variables. Presents treatment planning as addressing lethality and intentionality. Highlights individual psychotherapy. Examines termination issues, malpractice liability concerns, and general…

Compared epidemiological patterns of suicide for Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans in 1980 to those for whites, African Americans, and Native Americans. Suicide rates for Asian Americans were quite low and in same rank order as suicide rates in their home nations. Found epidemiological differences between suicide in Chinese, Filipino, and…

Depicts experiences of two young girls and their coping/growing strategies following father's suicide. Describes hallmarks of meaningful growth and healing as including embracing all confused feelings (guilt, anger, abandonment, embarrassment, sadness, fear of losing surviving parent, and changes). Finds underlying theme of adjustment in…

A study investigated gender differences and similarities in suicide ideation and attempts and rationales for suicidal behavior by adolescent offenders (n=84). Results indicate that female adolescent offenders think about and attempt suicide significantly more often than their male counterparts. (JOW)

Presents a clinical-developmental framework of adolescent suicidal behavior that combines theory, research, and interviews with adolescent girls under psychiatric care for suicide attempts. (HTH)

Examines suicide attempts and completions among middle school students to alert middle school counselors to the reality of child suicide. Discusses common symptomatic areas under the categories of drug abuse, social influences, acting out, pubescence, depression, and nuclear threat. Offers suggestions for the prevention of child suicide and…

Administered questionnaire to 120 adolescent offenders in detention centers to study rock music preferences and views of themes advocating homicide, suicide, and satanic practices (HSSR). Found that HSSR fans were more likely to be white, school dropouts, and spend more time listening to music. Findings suggest relationship between preference for…

The suicidal cognitions of 455 rural high school students were assessed as part of a project on risk perception. Over half reported some risk, whereas 12% reported their subjective risk to be quite likely. Findings are discussed in the context of the proposition that religion deters self-destructive impulses. (SLD)

Developed and evaluated instrument, College Student Reasons for Living Inventory (SCRLI), to assess suicidal risk in college students. First study concerned development of SCRLI; second study involved initial evaluation of CSRLI through use of correlational, confirmatory factor, and discriminant analyses. Findings suggest that the CSRLI holds…

Examined effectiveness of experiential suicide prevention program. Students in experimental group (n=215) participated in seven weekly meetings. Experimental subjects and controls (n=178) completed pre- and posttest questionnaires on suicidal tendencies, hopelessness, ego identity, and coping ability. Findings showed that experimental groups were…

Compared psychological, familial, and demographic data for 42 suicidal, 16 suicide ideation, and 42 control pediatric patients. Chaotic families, behavior problems, depression, constriction, and lack of insight differentiated suicide attempters from controls. Suicide ideation group was similar to both attempters and controls. Constriction was only…

Examined potential predictors of suicidal ideation among nonclinical, rural adolescents (n=76). Results suggest a significant predictive relationship between magnitude of suicidal ideation and measures of family social climate. No significant sex differences were found. (Author/ABL)

Reviews literature on marital status and well-being. Review finds little support for selection hypothesis which asserts that the relationship between marital status and well-being is spurious because emotional maturity explains both conditions. However, the evidence is consistent with protection/support hypothesis that a marital partner who…

Presents "typical" responses to a teacher's suicide at a fictitious high school, highlighting both appropriate and inappropriate responses. Actions such as holding an impromptu faculty meeting, providing counseling, and selecting a spokesperson worked. The district erred in having no existing plan or crisis headquarters, making misguided…

Reviews and critiques descriptive and research literature in group work for bereavement. Includes groups for loss of parent, child, sibling, spouse, or classmate resulting from illness, suicide, or violent death. Discusses additional issues, such as timing of help, related to bereavement. (Author/PVV)