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Stress and Life Events (IN: Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Youth Suicide. Volume 2: Risk Factors for Youth Suicide)
Paykel E S
This paper reviews studies of suicidal behavior in youth in recent & early stressful life events. Studies of attempted & completed suicide are considered, as well as studies with & without controls. Parental loss due to death & reasons other than death are considered at some length. The authors include 11 general conclusions & directions for further studies that they emerged from this overview. (CM)