Year: 1984 Source: Littleton, Mass.: John Wright, 1984. p.393-406 SIEC No: 19842173

This chapter deals with a method of treating suicidal adolescents & their families describes some of the barriers in the way of effective therapy, & discusses how to surmount these. The goal of these interventions is to release the forces of growth & caring, so that the adolescent can become more autonomous & the family move from being a destructive or helpless force to a self-help group.