Family Therapy and Psychotherapy Following Suicidal Behaviour by Young Adolescents (IN: Suicide in Adolescence, ed. by R F W Diekstra and K Hawton)

This paper focuses on 3 therapeutic techniques used for suicidal adolescents & children based on a tri-partite classification system. The classification is based upon the severity of the problems & their pervasiveness over time. Therapeutic interventions include: family therapy (structural approach & restructuring operations), individual therapy, & play therapy. Case studies are included. (18 references)