This 6 page paper discusses the statistics concerning suicide rates among adolescents ages 15 - 24, warning signs that a youngster is at risk of suicide an two types of intervention tools for the secondary teacher to use when faced with a suicidal student. Bibliography lists 7 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.
A 6 page research paper that examines some of the latest research being done relative to treating depression in adolescents and children. The writer argues that this research shows a connection between aggression, suicidal behavior, and depression in some individuals. Bibliography lists 5 sources. 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.