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Mental Health Issues and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury among Youth: Implications for Mental Health Professionals in the School System
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Schatten, Heather T.; Morris, Blair W.; Wren, Abigail L.; Andover, Margaret S. – School Psychology Forum, 2013
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a behavior that is prevalent among children and adolescents. Although NSSI is often associated with borderline personality disorder and depression, it co-occurs with numerous psychiatric symptoms and associated diagnoses. The current article reviews the research addressing psychiatric symptoms that are commonly…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Self Destructive Behavior, Anxiety
School Connectedness and Suicide among High School Youth: A Systematic Review
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Cody W. Welty; Lindsay Bingham; Mario Morales; Lynn B. Gerald; Katherine D. Ellingson; Patricia L. Haynes – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: Suicide is a leading cause of death for adolescents, and school connectedness is a potential, modifiable protective factor for suicide. We sought to examine if school connectedness protected against suicide among high school students and if potential moderators affected the relationship between school connectedness and suicide.…
Descriptors: Student School Relationship, Suicide, High School Students, Prevention
Differences between Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in Wilderness and Residential Treatment
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Bettmann, Joanna E.; Freeman, Pamela Clarkson; Parry, Kimber J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2015
Adopted children are disproportionately represented in residential treatment programs in the United States. Adopted children in the United States constitute only 2% to 3% of the U.S population. Nevertheless, they comprise approximately 16.5% of the population in residential care. This descriptive study evaluated a sample of 473 psychological…
Descriptors: Adoption, Adolescents, Outdoor Education, Residential Programs
Risk Factors of Suicidal Ideations and Attempts in Talented, At-Risk Girls
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Hull-Blanks, Elva E.; Kerr, Barbara A.; Robinson Kurpius, Sharon E. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2004
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationships among suicidality, substance use, self-esteem, family structure, and eight personality characteristics (harm avoidance, impulsivity, aggression, social recognition, cognitive structure, succorance, abasement, and achievement) with 337 talented, at-risk, adolescent girls. Results…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Personality, Females, Cognitive Structures
Characteristics of Suicidality among Adolescents.
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Wetzler, Scott; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1996
Examines the characteristics of suicidality and psychopathology (including depression, aggression, impulsivity, and stressful life events) among four groups of depressed adolescent outpatients. The nonsuicidal group was differentiated from the three suicidal groups on the basis of suicidality and psychopathology. The three suicidal groups were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affective Behavior, Aggression, At Risk Persons
Crisis Counseling for a Quality School Community: Applying William Glasser's Choice Therapy.
Palmatier, Larry L., Ed. – 1998
This book draws upon William Glasser's choice theory, which categorically rejects external control psychology. Part I, "Seeing Crises in a Context," includes: (1) "Managing for Quality in the Schools" (W. Glasser); (2) "Reality Therapy and Choice Theory: Making Personal Choices for a Change" (L. L. Palmatier); (3)…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children