Family therapy with suicidal adolescents
By: Anthony P. Jurich
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780415960861
Subjects: Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Treatment; Adolescent psychotherapy; Family psychotherapy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-254) and index
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the journey begins; title: Formulations of suicide: examining the nature of the beast; title: Adolescent suicide: why is adolescence such a fertile breeding ground?; title: Factors in adolescent suicide: the seeds that bear bitter fruit; title: The therapeutic framework for intervention: a strategy for family therapy; title: Crisis intervention: balancing on the edge of the cliff; title: Joining: convincing the adolescent that this does not have to be a solitary battle; title: Analysis: understanding how the adolescent has been seduced; title: Cognitive interventions: freeing the mind from destructive ways of thinking; title: Behavioral interventions: when actions speak louder than words; title: Strategic interventions: the art of overcoming the fear of change