Teen suicide / Emily Schusterbauer, book editor. - Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale Cengage Learning, c2009. - 116 p. ; 23 cm. - At issue. Teen issues. . - At issue. Teen issues. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 108-111) and index.

Teen suicide myths hamper preventative efforts / Culture-specific methods are needed to prevent teen suicide / Bullying increases teen suicide risk / Substance use increases suicide risk / Self-harm may be related to teen suicide risk / Latina teens face increased suicide risk / Poor body image increases teen suicide risk / High school athletics participation decreases teen suicide risk / A team approach is best suited to addressing a student's suicide / The merits of suicide risk tests are debatable / The link between antidepressants and teen suicide is controversial / Michelle Ann Moskos, Jennifer Achilles, and Doug Gray -- David B. Goldston et al. -- Karen Dineen Wagner -- Michael S. Dunn ... [et al.] -- CommunityCare -- Laura Sessions Stepp -- Amy M. Brausch and Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp -- Don Sabo et al. -- Mary Finn Maples et al. -- Shankar Vedantam -- Benedict Carey.

9780737744187 (hbk.) 0737744189 (hbk.) 9780737744194 (pbk.) 0737744197 (pbk.)


Teenagers--Suicidal behavior--United States.
Teenagers--Mental health--United States.
Depression in adolescence--United States.
Adolescent psychology--United States.

362.280835 / TEE 2009