Completed Suicide in Children and Adolescents: a Review (IN: Adolescent Suicide: Recognition, Treatment and Prevention, ed. by B Garfinkel and G Northrup)

The author details the results of numerous studies on adolescent suicide. In particular, he provides detailed information on demography, methods of death, & the typical circumstances & precipitants of suicidal acts. As well, there are sections outlining psychiatric disorders, behavioral characteristics, & exposure to the notion of suicide. The author concludes by discussing the rise in adolescent suicide, & suggesting methods for suicide prevention. (VM)