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Suicidality in adolescence: review and legal considerations
Author(s) -
Judge Beth,
Billick Stephen Bates
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.615
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , suicide prevention , confidentiality , harm , poison control , psychiatry , psychology , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , occupational safety and health , informed consent , medicine , medical emergency , computer security , social psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , computer science
Adolescence is a unique developmental stage in which suicidality first emerges as a public health problem. The increasing trend of teenage suicide since the 1950s has only relented in the past ten years. The risk factors for adolescent suicide, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts and an approach to assessing the suicidal adolescent for risk of future self‐harm are reviewed. Treatment consists of ensuring safety and then treating the underlying psychiatric, psychological, and interpersonal disturbances. Issues of consent, confidentiality, and malpractice actions are addressed. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.