Depression and Suicide (IN: Psychological Disturbance in Adolescence, ed. by I R Weiner)

The first part of this chapter reviews the general psychopathology of depressive disorder & considers the clinical manifestations, personality dynamics, & problems of differential diagnosis associated with adolescent depression. The second part reviews the demography & dynamics of suicidal behavior in young people & elaborates the clinical assessment & management of suicidal risk in adolescent patients. 95 Refs. (LH)