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Suicide in Adolescence
. Ed(S): Diekstra, Rene F. W.; Hawton, Keith
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Description for Suicide in Adolescence
Hardback. Editor(s): Diekstra, Rene F. W.; Hawton, Keith. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
The official death rates from suicide vary considerably between countries in the world for which data are available. They range from 3 to 45 persons a year, per 100,000 of population. Historically, the higher rates of suicide are in the older age groups and in males. However, the general trend in the last twenty years has been for suicide increasing in the younger age groups (15-34) and in femah;s. It has been suggested that thi~ development is related to the phenomenon of attempted suicide, of which the rates in most industrialized countries have doubled and in some countries even tripled ... Read more
The official death rates from suicide vary considerably between countries in the world for which data are available. They range from 3 to 45 persons a year, per 100,000 of population. Historically, the higher rates of suicide are in the older age groups and in males. However, the general trend in the last twenty years has been for suicide increasing in the younger age groups (15-34) and in femah;s. It has been suggested that thi~ development is related to the phenomenon of attempted suicide, of which the rates in most industrialized countries have doubled and in some countries even tripled ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
Number of Pages
196
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780898387803
SKU
V9780898387803
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Reviews for Suicide in Adolescence
`... a stimulating and helpful book ...' The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 33 (1988) `Overall the book is sufficiently rigorous, though non-mystifying in its description of psychodynamic concepts and treatment. It provides a useful introduction to modern psychiatric concepts relevant to the assessment and treatment of adolescents for colleagues in ... Read more