Deliberate self-harm in adolescence [[electronic resource] /] / Claudine Fox and Keith Hawton

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450296603321
• Autore: Fox Claudine
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Jessica Kingsley Pub., 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-26683-X; 9786610266838; 1-4237-0987-X; 1-84642-016-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (146 p.)
• Collana: Child and adolescent mental health series
• Altri autori (Persone): HawtonKeith <1942->
• Disciplina: 618.928582
• Soggetti: Adolescent psychology; Child psychology; Self-destructive behavior in children; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Deliberate Self-Harm in Adolescence; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 The Prevalence of Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescence; Deliberate self-harm in adolescents: Oxford patient data; Deliberate self-harm in adolescents: national survey data; Summary points; 3 Risk Factors for Adolescent Suicidal Behaviour; Models of suicidal behaviour; Personal characteristics as risk factors; Psychiatric disorders as risk factors; Family risk factors; The media; Summary points; 4 Identifying At-Risk Adolescents; Screening instruments for the identification of at-risk individuals; Summary points5 Services for Adolescents; Commissioning services; Delivering services; Summary points; 6 The Outcome of Suicidal Behaviour in Adolescence; Child to adult follow-up; Summary points; 7 Managing Adolescent Suicidal Behaviour; Immediate and general hospital management; Aftercare; The efficacy of aftercare and its outcome; Summary points; 8 Preventing Adolescent Suicidal Behaviour; School-based educational suicide prevention programmes; Screening programmes for at-risk individuals in schools; Weapon control; Crisis ; intervention centres; Reduction of substance abuse; More responsible media reportingPrevention of repetition of self-harm; Summary points; 9 Future Prospects; Conclusions; Messages to take away; Future research; Resources; Appendix; Searching the literature; Quality of research; Criteria for considering papers; Criteria for considering papers for critical appraisal; References; Subject Index; Author Index; About FOCUS
• Sommario/riassunto: The authors discuss risk factors for self-harm, including depression, substance abuse and antisocial behaviour, and critically examine key screening instruments that can be used to assess risk. They describe how suicidal behaviour can be managed and prevented, and look at the effectiveness of aftercare treatment for those who self-harm.