The paper discusses the issues facing the adolescents and gives the psychologist background research on a few of these issues. Bibliography lists 6 sources. A 5 page look at adolescent depression and its links with adolescent suicide. Concludes that although depression sometimes leads to suicide, it seldom does so in the absence of some psychopathological factor which makes the individual exhibit suicidal tendencies. Suggests the problem is a complex one and not one for self-styled preventions and cures but instead one which should involve professional medical personnel.
Bibliography lists six sources.
Using journal references, the paper cites various theories, statistics, and so forth to detail the causal motivational factors behind childhood suicide. 11 items referenced in bibliography. This 6 page research paper reports on the correlation between depression and suicide rates of young adults, primarily between the ages of 15 and 24. A very definite correlation between the two exists. How different researchers and authors perceive the relationship is discussed.