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Suicide Prevention in Adolescents (Age 12–18)
Author(s) -
Berman Alan L.,
Jobes David A.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1995.tb00399.x
Subject(s) - suicide prevention , epidemiology , psychology , primary prevention , secondary prevention , injury prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , medicine , disease control , developmental psychology , disease , environmental health , pathology
The epidemiology of adolescent suicide is summarized with particular emphasis on temporal trends by age and gender. “First‐generation” prevention programs, as reviewed and critiqued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are then examined. In the absence of compelling empirically based behavioral outcome data, selective targeted “second‐generation” prevention efforts are then described across the primary‐secondary‐tertiary continuum. These efforts are focused toward targets of individual predisposition, the social milieu, or proximal agents associated with high risk for suicidal behaviors. Finally, with an eye toward the future, current obstacles and unanswered questions are explored as they relate to opportunities and hopes for change in effecting reduced rates of these behaviors.