Adolescent and Youth Suicide: Risk Factors and Approaches to Prevention

Adolescent suicide. Risk factors and prevention.

PREDISPOSING AND PRECIPITATING RISK FACTORS FOR SUICIDE IDEATIONS AND SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN YOUNG AND ADOLESCENT GIRLS

 ABSTRACT Background: To investigate the predisposing and precipitating risk factors for suicide ideations and suicide attempts in young and adolescent females, we tried to introduce a holistic model of suicidal behavior in young and adolescent girls. Methods: This study is based on the survey studies and was cross-sectional. Considering high rates of suicide attempts in provinces of Iran, thre...

Adolescent Suicide: Epidemiology, Psychological Theories, Risk Factors, and Prevention

Suicide is one of the most common causes of death among young people worldwide. Adolescence is a developmentally important phase of age due to the growing risk for suicide and prevalence of psychiatric disorders, as well as due to growing possibilities for prevention and treatments. Research findings in theoretical considerations, in psychological autopsy studies as well as in selected follow-u...

Socioeconomic Factors Affecting Adolescent and Youth Addiction to Synthetic Drugs

The present study was conducted to investigate the social status of addicts in Birjand City, Iran. This research was carried out by using the survey method. The research population included all adolescents and young people who were addicted to narcotics since the beginning or have turned to synthetic drugs before the age of 30. The samples were selected using the available sampling method. A re...

Youth suicide: risk factors, assessment, and treatment of adolescent and young adult suicidal patients.

One of the most difficult clinical problems facing the mental health professional is the prediction and prevention of youth suicide. Suicide is currently the third leading cause of death for young people, ages 15 to 24, in the United States. This article presents several models for understanding youth suicidal behavior including psychologic, sociologic, and biomedical explanations. It summarize...