Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents (Current Perspectives in Psychology)

✍ Scribed by Barry M. Wagner

• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 327
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this remarkably clear and readable evaluation of the research on this topic, Barry Wagner presents the current state of knowledge about suicidal behaviors in children and adolescents, addressing the trends of the past ten years and evaluating available treatment approaches. Wagner provides an in-depth examination of the problem of suicidal behavior within the context of child and adolescent behavior. Among the developmental issues covered are the evolving capacity for emotional self-regulation, change and stresses in family, peer, and romantic relationships, and developing conceptions of time and death. He also provides an up-to-date review of the controversy surrounding the possible influence of antidepressant medications on suicidal behavior. Within the context of an integrative model of the suicide crisis, Wagner discusses issues pertaining to assessment, treatment, and prevention.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Series Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
CHAPTER 1 Introduction......Page 14
CHAPTER 2 Nature and Scope of the Problem......Page 20
CHAPTER 3 Theoretical and Developmental Considerations......Page 56
CHAPTER 4 Social Relationships......Page 91
CHAPTER 5 Stress, Coping, and Emotion Regulation......Page 125
CHAPTER 6 Psychopathology......Page 152
CHAPTER 7 Assessment and Treatment......Page 172
CHAPTER 8 Prevention......Page 232
References......Page 276
B......Page 320
D......Page 321
H......Page 322
M......Page 323
P......Page 324
S......Page 325
Y......Page 327