Abstract

Suicide, Substances, and Stories: Treating a Teenager in Trouble

Lukonis C J~~Lustig S L~~et al

Year: 2001 Source: Harvard Review of Psychiatry, v.9, no.6, (November 2001), p.302-309 SIEC No: 20020460

This article discusses the case of a 15-year-old female patient transferred to an inpatient psychiatric unit after receiving medical treatment for a serious suicide attempt. This case highlights the difficulties in treating teenagers at risk. (22 refs)