Resource Tag: ROLE MODELS

Pursuing post-secondary education plans for college or university may require financial assistance. Potential applicants for such help should be aware of what is available and how to go about taking advantage of programs,awards and scholarships. This Plain Talk also explores the concept of Role Models, with brief biographies of First Nations Role Models.

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The relationship between reported childhood abuse & the familial transmission of suicidal behaviour & related risk factors was studied. 507 offspring of 271 parent probands with major depressive disorder were compared according to reported childhood abuse history on demographic, diagnostic, & clinical variables related to risk for suicidal behaviour. Reported childhood sexual abuse, but not […]

The authors report the results of a systematic review of the international literature on population-based studies of factors associated with suicidal phenomena in adolescents. The quantity of evidence in support of associations between suicidal phenomena & specific factors is compared with the quantity of evidence against such associations. The authors conclude with a summary of […]

Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

Published in “Back to the Future: Refocusing the Image of Suicide,” ed. by J L McIntosh

This study examined the relationship between family history of suicide, negative problem solving orientation & suicide attempt status (multiple suicide attempters versus single suicide attempters). Attempters with a family history of suicide were found to be more likely to have multiple attempts when compared to attempters who did not have such a family history. This […]

This study examines the impact of intergenerational substance abuse & exposure to domestic violence on the lifetime attempted suicide history of adult, minority, battered women residing in a domestic violence shelter. Results revealed that battered women with a history of suicide attempts were more likely to report substance abuse among both first-degree & second-degree relatives […]

This paper resulted from the Symposium on Psychiatric Epidemiology & Suicidology Among Children & Adults in the far North, Oulu, Finland, June 10-12, 1980.

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The effects on suicidality of exposure to suicidal behaviour in other people, depression, parent perceptions, & attitudes about life & death were examined in a sample of 25 parentally bereaved teens. These adolescents were not clinically depressed, did not express serious levels of suicidal ideation, & had relatively minor histories of suicidality. However, significant relationships […]

This study examined risk factors associated with suicidal ideation & the likelihood of a suicide attempt in a sample of 297 homeless & runaway youth. Results indicated that sexual abuse by a family member, knowing a friend who attempted suicide, drug abuse & internalization were highly related to suicidal ideation. In the absence of suicidal […]

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In 1974, Phillips proposed a suggestion-imitation model of suicide. This chapter reviews the recent work on the imitation model. Discussion on real versus fictional suicides, audience identification with the suicide victim, & the effect of the mood of the audience is presented. A brief discussion of research on the pre-television period is also included. Stack […]

A psychological autopsy study was used to characterize 19 female suicides in a Finnish youth suicide population & to compare them with male suicides. 68% of the female victims had suffered from a mood disorder & 73% had communicated their suicidal intent. 47% of the females had been in psychiatric care at some point in […]

The attitudes/characteristics of adolescent males who like heavy metal music were studied. 179 White males from suburban Atlanta were interviewed. Subjects who liked heavy metal often listened to it while angry; they felt it relieved their anger & made them feel better. Others said that listening induced a positive mood. None expressed feelings of sadness/hopelessness. […]

This workbook (see SIEC #950868 for the instructor’s manual) is a series of 42 activities designed to increase self-respect & to develop a greater appreciation of cultural & ethnic diversity. The workbook is designed to promote self-esteem among young people. Youth are encouraged to consider the consequences of their behaviour & to explore alternatives. Topics […]

This editorial discusses the suicide of Kurt Cobain and how it is representative of depression in today’s youth. What is being shown on television and is popular in music can reveal what is influencing youth. Tonkin asks what is the prevalent attitude of the ’90s – Prozac and unemployment? With this in mind, it is […]