Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ519412
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Risk Factors for Adolescent Suicide and Suicidal Behavior: Mental and Substance Abuse Disorders, Family Environmental Factors, and Life Stress.
Brent, David A.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v25 suppl p52-63 1995
Reviews psychopathologic risk factors for adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior, namely, affective, disruptive, substance abuse, psychotic, and personality disorders. Discusses interaction of psychopathology with age and gender. Reviews role of family environmental risk factors and stress events in suicide and suicidal behavior, both alone and in interaction with psychopathology. (JBJ)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Death, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Problems, Family Environment, High Risk Students, Life Events, Personality Problems, Psychopathology, Secondary Education, Self Destructive Behavior, Self Injurious Behavior, Stress Variables, Substance Abuse, Suicide
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Supplement: "Research Issues in Suicide and Sexual Orientation."
