TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Family dynamics, hopelessness and psychiatric disturbance in parasuicidal adolescents
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry
A1  - Pillay, A. L.
A1  - Wassenaar, D. R.
SP  - 227
EP  - 231
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -