Pathfinder:
Adolescent Suicide


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Scope
"Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people aged 15-24. More than 13 of every 100,000 people aged 15 to 24 committed suicide in 1990. Experts estimate that each year nearly 5,000 teenagers commit suicide." [American Psychological Association: http://www.psych.org/public_info/TEENAG~1.HTM]
Selected General Print Sources
Chandler, Michael J. Personal Persistence, Identity Development, and Suicide : a Study of Native and Non-native North American Adolescents. Call No.: LB1103 .S6 VOL.68 NO.2

Frankel, Bernard. Straight Talk about Teenage Suicide. [ILL]

Hine, Thomas. The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager. Call No.: HQ796 .H493 1999

Lester, David. The Cruelest Death : the Enigma of Adolescent Suicide. Call No. : HV6546 .L47 1993

No One Saw My Pain : Why Teens Kill Themselves by Andrew E. Slaby, Lili Frank Garfinkel. Call No.: RJ506.S9 G37 1994

Mack, John E. Vivienne : the Life and Suicide of an Adolescent Girl. Call No.: HV6546.L66 M3

Robbins, Paul R. Adolescent Suicide. Call No.: HV6546 .R6 1998

Roleff, Tamara, ed. Teen Suicide. Greenhaven Press, 2000. Call No.: HV6546 .T42 2000

Suicide edited by Robert Emmet Long. Call No. : HV6545 .S815 1995

Subject
Headings
Teenagers--Suicidal behavior
Depression in adolescence
Depression, Mental
Self-esteem in adolescence

Electronic Books

Suicide prevention [electronic resource] : the Global Context by Kosky, Robert. URL: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=69645
Suicide Science [electronic resource] : Expanding the Boundaries by  Joiner, Thomas E.   URL: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=68267
Suicide Prevention [electronic resource] : a Holistic Approach by De Leo, Diego.   URL: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=67043

Bibliographies & Reference

Kaywell, Joan F. Adolescents at Risk : a Guide to Fiction and Nonfiction for Young Adults,Parents, and Professionals. 1993. [ILL]

Evans, Glen. Encyclopedia of Suicide. Call No.: Ref HV6545 .E87 2003

Selected Journals
Project Muse - Search
JSTOR - Search
Adolescence is available as follows: [from 01/01/1988 to present in ProQuest Research Library] [from 03/22/1993 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic and InfoTrac OneFile] [from 04/01/1995 to present in Wilson Select Full Text Plus]
Advances in Clinical Child Psychology. Call No. : RJ503.3 .A37
American Sociological Review is available as follows: [from 02/01/1988 to present in ProQuest Research Library] [from 1936 to 2001+ in JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection]
American Sociologist is available from 12/22/1999 to 12/22/2000 in Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile.
American Journal of Sociology is available as follows: [from 01/01/1988 to present in ProQuest Religion and ProQuest Research Library] [from 11/01/1992 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile] [from 1895 to 2000 in JSTOR Arts and Sciences I Collection]

Developmental Psychology
Journal of Adolescence [ILL]
Journal of Adolescent Research is available from 01/01/1996 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Journal of Clinical Psychology [ILL]
Journal of Counseling and Development is available as follows: [from 01/01/1993 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP and InfoTrac OneFile] [from 07/01/1999 to present in Wilson Select Full Text Plus]
Journal of Counseling and Development : JCD is available from 01/01/1988 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Journal of Counseling Psychology (1976-   , print)
Journal of Educational Psychology (1910-   , print)
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Journal of Family History is available as follows: [from 01/01/1995 to 07/01/1997 in Wilson Select Full Text Plus] [from 01/01/1998 to present in ProQuest Research Library] [from 10/01/1992 to 10/01/1998 in Expanded Academic ASAP and InfoTrac OneFile]
Journal of Family Issues is available as follows: [from 01/01/1995 to present in ProQuest Research Library] [from 03/01/1991 to 11/01/1998 in Expanded Academic ASAP and InfoTrac OneFile]
Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology is available from 01/01/1998 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is available as follows: [from 01/01/1998 to present in Wilson Select Full Text Plus] [from 11/01/1990 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic and InfoTrac OneFile]
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association is available from 12/11/1987 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic and InfoTrac OneFile; from 01/02/1991 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Mental Health Weekly is available from 07/26/1999 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold, Health Reference Center Academic and InfoTrac OneFile.
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal is available from 01/01/1998 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Psychiatry is available from 02/01/1994 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Psychological Record is available as follows: [from 01/01/1994 to present in ProQuest Research Library] [from 01/01/1995 to present in Wilson Select Full Text Plus] [from 09/22/1992 to present in Expanded Academic ASAP and InfoTrac OneFile]
Psychology Review is available from 09/01/1999 to 1 year ago in InfoTrac OneFile.
Psychology Today is available as follows: [from 01/01/1988 to present in ProQuest Research Library] [from 01/01/1998 to present in Wilson Select Full Text Plus] [from 08/01/1985 to 14 days ago in Expanded Academic ASAP, General Reference Center Gold and InfoTrac OneFile] [from 08/01/1985 to present in Health Reference Center Academic]
Suicide & Life - Threatening Behavior is available from 01/01/1994 to present in ProQuest Research Library.
Indexes & Databases
America History & Life
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts / Biological and Medical Sciences
ERIC
Facts On File
Infotrac
Lexis-Nexis
Medline
National Newspaper Index
Newsbank
Philosopher's Index
ProQuest
PsychInfo
Social Science Index [print]
Sociological Abstracts [print]
WilsonSelectPlus
WorldCat
Selected Internet Resources

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04/07/2004