The Suicidal Adolescent / Edition 1

by Moses Laufer

Overview

As our knowledge of the change and turmoil of adolescence grows, so the number of issues on which psychotherapeutic techniques can shed light increases: this monograph focuses on one of the most urgent. It provides not only practical insights into dealing with suicidal or potentially suicidal adolescents - with an emphasis on prevention of the prob

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367328917
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/04/2019
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Moses Laufer (1926 - 2006) was a Canadian psychoanalyst who pioneered work with adolescents and founded the Brent Centre for Young People in London. After moving to London in 1955, he became a member of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, becoming its president in the mid-1980s. He was also chair of the International Psycho-Analytical Association. He published a great number of papers in the 'International Journal of Psychoanalysis', and authored several influential works including 'Adolescence and Developmental Breakdown' (1984), 'The Suicidal Adolescent' (1995), and 'Adolescent Breakdown and Beyond' (1997).

Table of Contents

PART ONE Work with adolescence at Risk, CHAPTER ONE Psychological development In adolescence: "danger signs" CHAPTER TWO Depression and self-hatred CHAPTER THREE Depression and guilt CHAPTER FOUR A suicidal girl from a loving home CHAPTER FIVE Loss of the sense of reality about death CHAPTER SIX "Don't help me!" -the suicidal adolescent PART Two proceeding of a Conference on A Suicidal Adolescent, Understanding suicide: does it have a special meaning in adolescence? Discussion CHAPTER EIGHT The suicidal adolescent: experiences of a general practitioner CHAPTER NINE About "not noticing" the suicidal adolescent A research study into attempted suicide in adolescence, Discussion CHAPTER ELEVEN Can we prevent suicide In adolescence?

Editorial Reviews

3 Stars from Doody

This book explores issues pertaining to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of suicidality in adolescents. Its 11 chapters are divided into two sections: the first includes articles on various areas of the problem, and the second is made up of papers and discussions from a 1993 conference on the suicidal adolescent. All the authors are on staff at the Brent Adolescent Centre/Centre for Research into Adolescent Breakdown. The purpose is to discuss the relationship between the period of adolescence and suicide or attempted suicide. The emphasis placed on the unique developmental features of the suicidal adolescent is a worthy one. The authors do a good job discussing the subjective experience of suicidal adolescents and the special treatment strategies involved in working with this population. This book appears to be written for a wide range of professionals including educators, physicians, and mental health care professionals. It will be most useful for professionals seeking guidance in the direct clinical management of suicidal adolescents. These authors appear quite experienced in this area. Many of the chapters provide detailed and lively case examples, but current literature is sparsely referenced. The bibliography represents mostly psychodynamic perspectives on suicide and adolescence. Research on the topic is covered minimally. The index is a subject index. This is a useful and thought-provoking work on the topic. Its strength lies in its coverage of the variety of presentations and manifestations of adolescent suicidality and in its discussion of the clinical challenges of this population (i.e., establishing rapport, working with parents, etc.). There is someredundancy in the coverage of the topic and an absence of empirical information to supplement or support views taken, but on the whole it is a valuable contribution to the clinical literature on adolescent suicidality.

Jonathan Sherman

A monograph containing six chapters written by members of the staff of England's Brent Adolescent Centre/Centre for Research into Adolescent Breakdown together with the proceedings (six papers) of a conference on suicidal adolescents held in October 1993. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Reviewer: Jonathan Sherman, PhD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description: This book explores issues pertaining to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of suicidality in adolescents. Its 11 chapters are divided into two sections: the first includes articles on various areas of the problem, and the second is made up of papers and discussions from a 1993 conference on the suicidal adolescent. All the authors are on staff at the Brent Adolescent Centre/Centre for Research into Adolescent Breakdown.
Purpose: The purpose is to discuss the "relationship between the period of adolescence and suicide or attempted suicide." The emphasis placed on the unique developmental features of the suicidal adolescent is a worthy one. The authors do a good job discussing the subjective experience of suicidal adolescents and the special treatment strategies involved in working with this population.
Audience: This book appears to be written for a wide range of professionals including educators, physicians, and mental health care professionals. It will be most useful for professionals seeking guidance in the direct clinical management of suicidal adolescents. These authors appear quite experienced in this area.
Features: Many of the chapters provide detailed and lively case examples, but current literature is sparsely referenced. The bibliography represents mostly psychodynamic perspectives on suicide and adolescence. Research on the topic is covered minimally. The index is a subject index.
Assessment: This is a useful and thought-provoking work on the topic. Its strength lies in its coverage of the variety of presentations and manifestations of adolescent suicidality and in its discussion of the clinical challenges of this population (i.e., establishing rapport, working with parents, etc.). There is some redundancy in the coverage of the topic and an absence of empirical information to supplement or support views taken, but on the whole it is a valuable contribution to the clinical literature on adolescent suicidality.

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