Youth Sucide

This book discusses the dramatic increase in youth suicide and looks at why it is now one of the leading causes of death in young people. Presented in a balanced, factual manner, using both empirical and clinical data, the authors give specific suggestions that they have found useful as experienced clinicians. The book begins with a discussion and exploration of the problem from an epidemiological, demographic, and socio-cultural perspective. There is a discussion of assessment concerning "objec