Suicide in Children and Adolescents (IN: Acting out: Theoretical and Clinical Aspects, ed. by S Weissman and L Abt)

The author offers a comparative approach to an understanding of suicide in children & adolescents. He explores the incidence of suicide in this age groups, the forms in which suicidal intent is expressed among children & adolescents, & the conflicts & disturbances within the family setting that so often are related to the development of suicidal ideation & behaviors. (42 refs)