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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784409203321

Autore

Sofronoff Kate

Titolo

Out of options : a cognitive model of adolescent suicide and risk-taking / / Kate Sofronoff, Len Dalgliesh, Robert Kosky [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2005

ISBN

1-107-14440-X

1-280-51597-X

0-511-21515-0

0-511-21694-7

0-511-21157-0

0-511-31561-9

0-511-50959-6

0-511-21334-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

ISCAH series

Cambridge studies in child and adolescent health

Disciplina

362.28/0835

Soggetti

Suicide - Prevention

Teenagers - Suicidal behavior

Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181-202) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; 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; ADOLESCENT RISK-TAKING; A MODEL OF SUICIDE AND RISK-TAKING; AN EVALUATION OF THE S/RT MODEL; IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.