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Suicide in Adolescence:A Review of the Literature


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Suicide is an enormous public health problem among adolescents and represents a major national health concern. Recent developments in research for suicide promise meaningful understanding of suicide and prevention. Addressing these calls, in this paper we provide are review of suicidal behavior and extent earlier reviews in this areas. A comprehensive search of relevant-psychological data bases was conducted to understand the causes triggers and prevention factors of suicide. From different database numerous papers were initially read and 8 papers were included in the review. This systematic review highlights the need for understanding the cause of this suicidal ideation. Intervention that addresses this issue should be done actively at both family and school level simultaneously. Intervention is the major preventive measure.

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Suicide, Causes, Prevention.
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Authors

Pooja Kumari
Department of Psychology, St. John's College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Preeti Masih
Department of Psychology, St. John's College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Suicide is an enormous public health problem among adolescents and represents a major national health concern. Recent developments in research for suicide promise meaningful understanding of suicide and prevention. Addressing these calls, in this paper we provide are review of suicidal behavior and extent earlier reviews in this areas. A comprehensive search of relevant-psychological data bases was conducted to understand the causes triggers and prevention factors of suicide. From different database numerous papers were initially read and 8 papers were included in the review. This systematic review highlights the need for understanding the cause of this suicidal ideation. Intervention that addresses this issue should be done actively at both family and school level simultaneously. Intervention is the major preventive measure.

Keywords


Suicide, Causes, Prevention.

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