Suicide and Homicide among Adolescents

by Holinger, Paul C.; Offer, Daniel; Barter, James T.; Bell, Carl C.

• ISBN13: 9780898627886
• ISBN10: 0898627885
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-04-01
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

The problem of violence among youth has become increasingly serious. Issues related to adolescent suicide and, to a lesser extent, adolescent homicide have been addressed in the literature, yet few experts have focused on the connections that exist between the two.
This groundbreaking volume examines the clinical and epidemiologic similarities and differences between youth suicide and homicide, offering valuable insights into both issues, and providing a foundation for the development of public health policies and prevention strategies. The authors address such questions as:

* What are the current rates of adolescent homicide and suicide? What are the long-term trends?
* What is the relationship between homicide and suicide?
* Is there more of a problem now than in years past?
* Is there a relationship between youth violence and the media?
* Who is most likely to commit suicide and/or homicide?
* What types of treatment and prevention strategies might prove most effective?

Ideal for professionals in the various mental health fields, this book is also valuable for anyone working with homicide offenders and the families of suicide and homicide victims, including social workers, politicians, police, clergy, and emergency room personnel.
 

Author Biography

Paul C. Holinger, M.D., M.Ph., is Professor of Psychiatry and Chief of the Center for Infant and Developmental Psychiatry, Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke's Medical Center in Chicago. He is also currently in private practice of child and adult psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(8)
Integrating an Understanding of Youth Suicide and Homicide	4	(1)
Integrating Epidemiologic and Clinical Viewpoints	5	(2)
Overview of This Book	7	(2)
The Nature of the Problem	9	(14)
Youth Suicide and Homicide in Context	9	(5)
Patterns in the Literature	14	(9)
A Theoretical Framework	23	(11)
Integration of Epidemiologic and Clinical Perspectives	23	(8)
Exploration of Relationships between Suicide and Homicide	31	(3)
Epidemiologic Patterns: United States	34	(30)
Methodologic Issues	34	(8)
Patterns of Youth Suicide and Homicide	42	(17)
Discussion	59	(4)
Summary	63	(1)
Demographic Patterns: United States	64	(22)
Economic Variables: Brenner's Research	65	(2)
Demographic Variables: Easterlin's Research	67	(4)
Demography and Nonmortality Measures	71	(2)
Cohort Analyses	73	(2)
The Population Model	75	(11)
A Cross-Cultural Perspective	86	(17)
Suicide and Homicide in 20 Countries	86	(8)
Demographic Variables and Suicide/Homicide in Selected Countries	94	(6)
Discussion	100	(3)
Suicide: Intervention and Prevention	103	(47)
Assessment and Treatment	103	(40)
Other Interventions and Prevention	143	(6)
Summary	149	(1)
Homicide: Intervention and Prevention	150	(30)
Background	151	(2)
Etiologic Considerations	153	(6)
Intervention/Prevention Programs and Strategies	159	(20)
Summary	179	(1)
Epilogue	180	(13)
Suicide, Homicide, and the Adolescent	180	(5)
Demographic Issues in Prevention and Intervention	185	(5)
Prevention and Intervention Strategies: A Synthesis	190	(3)
Appendix I. Suicide Rates for 15- to 19-Year-Olds, by Sex and Race, United States, 1933--1990	193	(2)
Appendix II. Homicide Rates for 15- to 19-Year-Olds, by Sex and Race, United States, 1933--1990	195	(2)
Appendix III. Suicide Rates for 20- to 24-Year-Olds, by Sex and Race, United States, 1933--1990	197	(2)
Appendix IV. Homicide Rates for 20- to 24-Year-Olds, by Sex and Race, United States, 1933--1990	199	(2)
References	201	(20)
Index	221