Out of Options: A Cognitive Model of Adolescent Suicide and Risk-Taking (Cambridge Studies on Child and Adolescent Health)
Cambridge University Press, 8/30/2004
EAN 9780521812382, ISBN10: 0521812380
Hardcover, 222 pages, 23.6 x 16.3 x 1.5 cm
Language: English
This book tackles an area of adolescent behavior that presents a significant challenge for parents, teachers and professionals the world over. Whilst much has been written on the topic of adolescent suicide we see continued high rates throughout industrialized nations. The overlap between suicidal behaviors and other forms of serious risk-taking is a relatively new avenue of research and gives insight into the motivations of some adolescents. The cognitive model developed and evaluated in this book provides further insight into the progression from early problems faced by young people to the serious outcomes of suicide and risk-taking. The model allows us to suggest points of intervention for young people and to demonstrate that whilst there are overlapping features, attempts to intervene would target different problem areas for suicidal adolescents than for risk-taking adolescents.
Preface
Introduction
1. Adolescent suicide
an overview of the epidemiology
2. Risk and predisposing factors in adolescent suicide
3. Emotional problems and adolescent suicide
4. Adolescent suicide
cognitive variables
5. Adolescent risk-taking
an overview
6. Risk and predisposing factors in adolescent risk-taking
7. Adolescent risk-taking
cognitive variables
8. An integrated model of suicide and risk-taking
an evaluation of the S/RT model
9. Depressed and problem behavior adolescents
10. Suicide attempts and risk-takers
11. The impact of cognitive variables as mediators
12. Clinical implications
the development of problem solving
13. Clinical implications
prevention.