Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents (IN: Lifelines: Clinical Perspectives on Suicide, ed. by E L Bassuk, S C Schoonover & A D Gill)

This chapter begins with a brief review of the incidence of suicide among children & adolescents. In the remainder of the chapter, the author discusses other topics such as suicidal behaviours among preadolescents & adolescents, depression in childhood, the child’s image of death, & the prediction, diagnosis, treatment & management of suicidal behaviour in children & adolescents. (86 refs.)