TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Violence among young men: The importance of a gender-specific developmental approach to adolescent male suicide and homicide
JO  - International journal of adolescent medicine and health
A1  - Rice, Timothy R.
SP  - 177
EP  - 181
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
N2  - Suicide and homicide are much more commonly committed by adolescent males than females. Herein, a proposal in favor of gender-specific understanding and approach to these violent behaviors is presented. Social and healthcare service system factors, including issues of male adolescents' access to care and help-seeking behaviors, are reviewed alongside the epidemiology of adolescent suicide and homicide as a transition into a detailed discussion of the putative biological factors at play. An emphasis upon the male androgen testosterone organizes the discussion. Behavioral manifestations of this brain-based organizational model are presented with a focus on impulsivity, aggression, and externalizing dysregulated emotionality. Treatment considerations and implications are developed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0334-0139
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijamh-2015-5008
ID  - ref1
ER  -