Teen suicide
By: Emily Schusterbauer, book editor.
Contributors: Schusterbauer, Emily.
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737744187; 9780737744194
Subjects: Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- United States; Teenagers -- Mental health -- United States; Depression in adolescence -- United States; Adolescent psychology -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Teen suicide is a serious concern that warrants medical attention / Benjamin M. Shain; title: Adolescent suicide myths hamper preventative efforts / Michelle Ann Moskos, Jennifer Achilles, and Doug Gray; title: Teen suicide requires culturally specific attention / David B. Goldston ... [et al.]; title: Bullying increases suicide risk / Karen Dineen Wagner; title: Substance use increases suicide risk / Michael S. Dunn ... [et al.]; title: Self-harm is related to suicide risk / CommunityCare; title: Latinas face increased suicide risk / Laura Sessions Stepp; title: Poor body image increases suicide risk / Amy M. Brausch, Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp; title: Dating violence and sexual assault increase suicide risk / Elyse Olshen ... [et al.]; title: High school athletic participation decreases suicide risk / Don Sabo ... [et al.]; title: A team approach is best suited to addressing teen suicide / Mary Finn Maples ... [et al.]; title: Experts debate the merits of suicide risk tests / Shankar Vedantam; title: No-suicide contracts may not prevent teen suicide / Jerome Kroll, MD; title: The link between psychiatric drugs and teen suicide remains contested / Benedict Carey.