Family Therapy and Networking (IN: Preventing Adolescent Suicide, ed. by D Capuzzi and L Golden)

The focus of this chapter is on the use of family therapy and professional networking in the therapeutic treatment of suicidal adolescents. There are three major sections presented in this chapter: (1) the variety of self-destructive behaviors demonstrated by adolescents, (2) family therapy as a treatment modality with suicial adolescents and (3) consultation and networking in the treatment of the suicidal adolescent and the family.