Reasons for Adolescent Suicide Attempts: Associations With Psychological Functioning
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 December 1998
Julie Boergers, Anthony Spirito, Deidre Donaldson
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Systematic assessment of the reasons for a suicide attempt is a useful tool for clinicians in determining recommendations for follow-up treatment and high levels of depression and socially prescribed perfectionism predicted death as the primary reason reported for the suicide attempt.
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Systematic assessment of the reasons for a suicide attempt is a useful tool for clinicians in determining recommendations for follow-up treatment.
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