Adolescent attitudes about altruistic suicide

Attitudes toward suicide in the adolescent population.

BACKGROUND Only few studies have so far confirmed the clear connection of attitudes toward suicide with prevalence of suicidal behavior, and there are several contradictory findings on the balance of this relationship. Slovenia has long had a very high suicide rate, including in the population of adolescents. AIMS To examine attitudes of Slovene adolescents toward suicide and their connection...

Attitudes and beliefs of adolescents and parents regarding adolescent suicide.

OBJECTIVE The goal was to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of adolescents and parents of adolescents, from a variety of backgrounds, regarding adolescent suicide. METHODS This qualitative study used focus groups to elicit the thoughts of distinct sociodemographic groups. A professional moderator guided the sessions by using a semistructured script. All groups were audiotaped...

Adolescent suicide and attempted suicide.

Postvention in Adolescent Suicide

Adolescent suicide prevention.

This case-prevention of adolescent suicide-is one of a series of teaching cases in the Case-Based Series in Population-Oriented Prevention (C-POP). It has been developed for use in medical school and residency prevention curricula. The complete set of cases is presented in this supplement to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. This teaching case examines the issue of prevention of adol...