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Suicide information for teens : health tips about suicide causes and prevention : including facts about depression, risk factors, getting help, survivor support, and more / edited by Kim Wohlenhaus.

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Detroit, MI : Omnigraphics, Inc., c2010.

Teenagers -- Suicidal behavior -- Juvenile literature.

Suicidal behavior -- Juvenile literature.

Suicide -- Prevention -- Juvenile literature.

9780780810884 (hbk. : alk. paper)

0780810880 (hbk. : alk. paper)

xiv, 380 p. : ill. ; 24cm.

Preface -- pt. 1. Suicide facts and statistics -- 1. Suicide in the United States -- 2. Statistics about teen suicide -- 3. Teen suicide : a global perspective -- 4. Culture plays a role in adolescent suicide -- 5. Facts about suicide in older adults -- 6. Firearms and suicide -- 7. Attitudes about mental health -- pt. 2. Mental health disorders and life-threatening behaviors linked to suicide risk -- 8. Depression : a key risk for suicide -- 9. How is depression detected and treated? -- 10. Dealing with teen depression -- 11. Bipolar disorder -- 12. Anxiety disorders -- 13. Schizophrenia and suicide -- 14. Abuse of alcohol and other substances increases suicide risk -- 15. Abusing prescription and over-the-counter drugs -- 16. Abusive relationships may increase suicide risk -- 17. Self-injury in teens -- 18. Eating disorders -- pt. 3. Recognizing and treating suicidal ideation -- 19. If you are considering suicide...read this first -- 20. My friend is talking about suicide -- 21. Why does a person consider suicide? -- 22. How can psychotherapy help? -- 23. Going to a therapist : what to expect -- 24. Medications for treatment of mental health disorders -- 25. Dealing with addiction -- 26. Recovering from a suicide attempt -- 27. Helping someone else recovering from a suicide attempt -- pt. 4. When someone you know dies from suicide -- 28. Surviving suicide loss -- 29. The stages of grief and help for recovery -- 30. Coping with bereavement -- 31. The grieving teen -- 32. Supporting a grieving person -- 33. How suicide affects family members -- pt. 5. Preventing suicide -- 34. What is mental health? -- 35. Coping with stress -- 36. Sleep is vital to your well-being -- 37. Body image and self esteem -- 38. Helping a depressed person -- 39. Understanding and helping a suicidal person -- 40. Suicide prevention : what you can do -- 41. Preventing suicide contagion -- 42. Individual, family, and community connectedness help prevent suicidal behavior -- 43. Goals of the national strategy for suicide prevention -- pt. 6. If you need more information -- 44. Suicide and crisis hotlines -- 45. Additional information about suicide -- 46. Resources for suicide survivors -- Index.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about suicide risk factors, warning signs, intervention and treatment, and prevention strategies. Includes index, directory of crisis hotlines and support groups, and resource information"--Provided by publisher.

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