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ERIC Number: EJ445296
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0047-2891
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Suicidal Adolescents: Family Dynamics and the Effects of Lethality and Hopelessness.
Mitchell, Mary G.; Rosenthal, David M.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v21 n1 p23-33 Feb 1992
A study of family dynamics and it relationship to lethality and hopelessness for 34 families of suicidal adolescents and 15 families of nonsuicidal symptomatic adolescents demonstrates similarities of both types of families in terms of overprotection and enmeshment. Rigidity and conflict avoidance were more evident in suicidal families. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Conflict, Etiology, Family Characteristics, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Family Structure, Rating Scales, Suicide
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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