@article{ref1,
title="Family dynamics, hopelessness and psychiatric disturbance in parasuicidal adolescents",
journal="Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry",
year="1997",
author="Pillay, A. L. and Wassenaar, D. R.",
volume="31",
number="2",
pages="227-231",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Adolescent parasuicide has often has been associated with family disturbance, hopelessness and psychiatric disturbance, but little empirical work has been done to verify these clinical impressions. METHOD: The present study compares matched groups of hospitalised parasuicidal adolescents, non-psychiatric medically hospitalised adolescents and a control group on measures of family disturbance, hopelessness and psychopathology. RESULTS: The findings reveal significantly higher levels of family disturbance, hopelessness and depressive symptoms in the parasuicidal group. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that prevention and treatment of adolescent parasuicide should focus on both individual and family dynamics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0004-8674",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}