Graduate Research Papers
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Abstract
Adolescent suicide has become a national concern within the past five years, due to the steady rise in both suicide attempts and completions (Giovaccini, 1981). Although the rate of adolescent suicide attempts appears to be on the upsurge, most of the literature focuses on adult attempters or deals with attempts across all ages (Topal & Reznikoff, 1982). Giovaccini (1981) reports that the adolescent suicide rate is nearly thirty three percent higher than that of the overall population. Rbsenkrantz (1978) found adolescents make many more attempts per successful suicide than do adults. The ratio for adolescents has been estimated as high as one hundred twenty to one, while the adult ratio is approximately eight to one (Rosenkrantz, 1978). Cohen (1975) remarks that young people are beginning to displace the aged as the most likely suicide victims.
Year of Submission
1985
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Administration and Counseling
First Advisor
William Kline
Date Original
1985
Object Description
1 PDF file (18 leaves)
Copyright
©1985 Kirk Ryan Anderson
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Anderson, Kirk Ryan, "Significant factors in adolescent suicide and subintentional suicide: A literature review" (1985). Graduate Research Papers. 2024.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/2024
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