By their own young hand : deliberate self harm and suicidal ideas in adolescents / / Keith Hawton and Karen Rodham with Emma Evans

• Autore: Hawton Keith <1942->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.2808350941
• Soggetto topico: Parasuicide - Great Britain - Prevention; Parasuicide - Great Britain; At-risk youth - Services for - Great Britain; Teenagers - Suicidal behavior - Great Britain - Prevention; Teenagers - Suicidal behavior - Great Britain
• Altri autori: EvansEmma RodhamKaren
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; By Their Own Young Hand:Deliberate Self-harm andSuicidal Ideas in Adolescents; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Part 1 The Nature of Deliberate Self-harm in Adolescents; Chapter 2 Investigating Deliberate Self-harm in Adolescents; Introduction; Clinical versus community-based studies; The rationale for a school-based study; Aims of the project; Choosing an appropriate method of data collection; Developing the questionnaire; Testing the questionnaire; Sample of school pupils; Issues of consent; How we implemented the study; Safety-net arrangements ; SummaryChapter 3 The Nature, Prevalence and Impact of Deliberate Self-harm and other Suicidal Phenomena in Adolescents; Introduction; Deliberate self-harm; Attempted suicide; Thoughts of self-harm; Suicide threats and plans; Methods used in acts of deliberate self-harm; The motivation behind deliberate self-harm; Premeditation; Repetition of deliberate self-harm; Hospital presentation; Impact of deliberate self-harm; Summary and implications; Chapter 4How Do Adolescents whoDeliberately Self-harm orHave Thoughts of Self-harmDiffer from otherAdolescents?; Introduction; Gender; Age; Ethnicity ; International differencesPsychosocial and health characteristics of adolescents whodeliberately self-harm or have thoughts of self-harm; Summary and implications; Chapter 5Adolescents' Help-seeking,Coping Strategies andAttitudes and TheirRelevance to DeliberateSelf-harm; Introduction; Help-seeking, communication and coping; Recognition of problems and the need for help; Coping strategies employed by adolescents; Talking to others; To whom did adolescents who engaged in deliberateself-harm turn for help?; What stopped adolescents from seeking help? ; Did adolescents who had thoughts of self-harm seek help?Attitudes towards young people who engage in deliberateself-harm; Attitudes towards contacting helping agencies; Summary and implications; Part 2Prevention and Treatmentof Deliberate Self-harmin Adolescents; Chapter 6Schools and DeliberateSelf-harm; Introduction; Why base prevention strategies in schools?; What approaches have been used in schools?; Primary prevention; Secondary prevention; Tertiary prevention: dealing with the aftermath; Summary and implications; Chapter 7The Health Service andDeliberate Self-harm; Introduction ; General practitioner servicesGeneral hospital emergency services; Assessment of adolescents who have deliberatelyself-harmed; Treatment options following deliberate self-harm; Summary and implications; Chapter 8Self-help, Crisis Lines, theInternet and the Media andDeliberate Self-harm; Introduction; Self-help books; Confidential telephone services; The Internet; The Media; Summary and implications; Chapter 9Conclusions and Lookingto the Future; Concluding comments; Appendix I Guidelines Used in the Schools Study for Categorising Respondents' Descriptions of Deliberate Self-harm ; Appendix I I Information SheetGiven to Participants After Completing the Questionnaire
• Sommario/riassunto: The authors identify the risk and protective factors for self-harm, exploring why some adolescents with suicidal thoughts go on to harm themselves while others do not, what motivates some young people to seek help, and whether distressed teenagers feel they receive the support they need.
• Titolo autorizzato: By their own young hand
• ISBN: 9786610737963; 9781280737961; 1280737964; 9781846425295; 1846425298
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910970902203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II