Childhood suicidal behavior. A developmental perspective. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This article provides an overview of the sociocultural and psychosocial features and implications for treatment of prepubertal suicidal children. It provides cross-sectional and longitudinal information about specific risk factors of prepubertal suicidal behavior with a focus on how these factors also predict future suicidal behavior. A developmental focus addresses issues of cognitive and emotional immaturity as related to early onset suicidal behavior.

publication date

  • September 1, 1997

Research

keywords

  • Personality Development
  • Suicide
  • Suicide, Attempted

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0030871042

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70329-4

PubMed ID

  • 9323312

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 20

issue

  • 3