Overview of Early Detection and Treatment Strategies for Suicidal Behavior in Young People

The authors integrate a proposed model of risk factors with a multithreshold level of early detection in youth suicide & outline a new approach to early detection & intervention. Risk factor domains include psychiatric diagnosis, personality traits, psychosocial factors, life events & chronic medical illness, biological factors, & family history & genetics. The 3 levels of early detection are detection awareness, major problem awareness, & major psychiatric disorders. (55 refs.)