TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Adolescent suicide as a public health threat
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
A1  - Bloch, D. S.
SP  - 26
EP  - 38
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
N2  - TOPIC: Adolescent suicide patterns. PURPOSE: To raise awareness of the seriousness of adolescent suicidal behavior by reviewing international research on adolescent suicide and evaluating the prospects for identification and intervention. SOURCES: Published literature. CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent suicide research is complicated and often contradictory, but it does provide some insight into prevalence, risk factors, screening tools, and interventions. For completers, the problem may be intractable. But a few broad-based identification and prevention efforts show promise, and psychotherapy is a proven success. Even if suicide rates remain high, treatment of attempters should prevent further self-harm and reduce the completion rate, and thus should be funded.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1073-6077
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.1999.tb00038.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -