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L'enigma del suicidio in adolescenza
L'enigma del suicidio in adolescenza

Il suicidio costituisce la seconda causa di morte tra gli adolescenti, dopo gli incidenti stradali. I tentativi di suicidio spesso rappresentano una richiesta d'aiuto o una "scommessa", in cui rimane comunque ancora enigmatico il desiderio di morte, della sua rappresentazione e messa in atto. Se la morte non è "pensabile" come esperienza intima, in quanto il sopraggiungere della stessa sospende la possibilità dell'evento, la morte per suicidio di un adolescente non può non interrogare l'intera comunità, sociale, scientifica, educativa e indurre, spesso accanto a un forte sentimento di colpa e di vergogna, il desiderio di comprendere. Perché questo atto? A chi è destinato? Quale tipo di disturbo o di malessere sottostante rivela? Diversi percorsi psicopatologici possono tentare di risalire alle origini di questo desiderio di ricerca della morte, di autodistruzione di un adolescente. Il testo, che contiene contributi differenti di autori noti (come A. Birraux, B. Cyrulnik, P. Jeammet, D. Marcelli, X. Pommereau), fornisce delle chiavi di lettura per la comprensione delle ragioni che spingono gli adolescenti a desiderare di morire, con l'obiettivo di prevenire il passaggio all'atto.

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  • Editore:Alpes Italia
  • Collana:Dipendenze patologiche
  • Data uscita:12/02/2014
  • Pagine:350
  • Lingua:Italiano
Il tentativo di suicidio in adolescenza

Il tentativo di suicidio in adolescenza. 

Significato, intervento, prevenzione

Descrizione

Jeammet, Ladame, Pommereau, che da anni si occupano di adolescenti e che dirigono ciascuno un centro rivolto ai giovani, ci aiutano a dare un senso ad un gesto apparentemente senza senso come il suicidio e a individuare risposte e modalità di intervento.

Un grido nel silenzio. Il suicidio in adolescenza. L'esperienza del Crisis center de L'amico Charly Onlus libro









Un grido nel silenzio. Il suicidio in adolescenza. L'esperienza del Crisis center de L'amico Charly Onlus Un libro edito da Alpes Italia, 2013

Un grido nel silenzio. Il suicidio in adolescenza. L'esperienza del Crisis center de L'amico Charly Onlus: Un grido nel silenzio: il grido di tutti quei giovani - ragazzi e adolescenti - che soffrono e la cui sofferenza si declina attraverso le modalità più imprevedibili. Coloro che vorrebbero gridare la loro rabbia, il loro dolore, ma che il più delle volte non ne hanno la forza o si sono convinti che il loro grido cadrebbe nel silenzio, inascoltato. Costoro sono i giovani che scelgono di non soffrire più preferendo "scappare" attraverso una modalità drammatica, in una parola morire, suicidarsi. Il saggio raccoglie studi e ricerche - a partire dal Simposio internazionale organizzato dal Crisis Center dell'Associazione L'amico Charly ONLUS - su un tema che, in questi anni, si è arricchito di voci sempre più rilevanti del mondo scientifico e clinico che si occupano del tema del suicidio e dei comportamenti autolesivi nel mondo giovanile, in forte aumento in Italia e non solo. Tali comportamenti manifestano un incremento importante anche nella fascia d'età della seconda infanzia e richiedono un'analisi dettagliata delle cause (psicopatologiche, educative, sociali) per cercare di evidenziare come il gesto sia anticipato da segnali di rischio per lo più non intercettati.

  • Titolo del Libro: Un grido nel silenzio. Il suicidio in adolescenza. L'esperienza del Crisis center de L'amico Charly Onlus
  • Editore: Alpes Italia
  • Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Settembre '13
  • Genere: psicologia
  • ArgomentiSuicidio Adolescenza
  • Pagine: 114
  • Curatore: Zanaboni M. G. - Clerici M.
  • ISBN-10: 8865311592
Morire d'infanzia. Uno studio sul fenomeno del suicidio infantile libro di Cyrulnik Boris








Morire d'infanzia.
Uno studio sul fenomeno del suicidio infantile: Com'è possibile che un bambino possa decidere di togliersi la vita? Boris Cyrulnik, neurologo e psicanalista, ha dedicato l'intera carriera a studiare le reazioni delle persone agli eventi traumatici e dolorosi, ed è egli stesso sopravvissuto a un'infanzia terribile; per questo è uno dei pochi studiosi che potessero affrontare con coraggio e sguardo lucido un tema così complesso e delicato. Il risultato è "morire d'infanzia", uno studio a cavallo tra neurobiologia e sociologia che rompe un tabù da troppo tempo dimenticato e sottostimato. Un'analisi capace di proporre una cura a una ferita invisibile che società, scuola e famiglia non possono più ignorare.
How is it possible that a child can decide to take his own life? Boris Cyrulnik, neurologist and psychiatrist, has dedicated his entire career to study people's reactions to traumatic events and painful, and has himself survived a terrible childhood; for this is one of the few scholars who could face with courage and look polished a complex and delicate issue. The result is "dying", a study between Neurobiology and sociology that breaks a taboo too long forgotten and underestimated. An analysis capable of proposing a cure to an invisible wound that society, school and family can no longer ignore.
Il suicidio oggi. Implicazioni sociali e psicopatologiche libro di Giampieri Emanuela - Clerici Massimo




Il suicidio oggi. Implicazioni sociali e psicopatologiche: Dai dati segnalati dall'OMS negli ultimi anni è emerso che il suicidio costituisce oggi un grave problema di sanità pubblica: nei Paesi occidentali rappresenta infatti la seconda-terza causa di morte nei giovani e l'ottava-nona nei soggetti anziani. Nel 2000 circa un milione di individui si è tolto la vita, mentre circa 15 milioni di persone hanno tentato il suicidio. Ciò significa, in media, una morte per suicidio ogni 40 secondi e un tentativo di suicidio ogni 3 secondi. Il suicidio è un atto complesso, non ascrivibile a una sola causa. Secondo i più recenti studi, infatti, le motivazioni alla base di questo fenomeno derivano da un'interazione di fattori biologici, psicopatologici e ambientali, che si intrecciano con ulteriori implicazioni psicologiche, sociali e culturali. Questo volume analizza la varietà dei fenomeni autolesivi (vero e proprio suicidio, tentato suicidio, altre forme di comportamento anticonservativo) e individua le categorie di soggetti più interessate, con particolare attenzione agli adolescenti e ad alcune popolazioni speciali (carcerati, forze dell'ordine), descrivendo fattori di rischio e di protezione e delineando strategie di prevenzione e trattamento. Pensato in particolare per medici, psicologi, studenti universitari di ogni ordine e grado, nonché per i diversi operatori sanitari e psicosociali, il libro si rivolge anche a tutti coloro che sono interessati ai diversi aspetti della società chiamati in causa da questa condizione estrema di disagio.
Uccidersi. Il tentativo di suicidio in adolescenza libro di Pietropolli Charmet Gustavo - Piotti Antonio

Uccidersi. Il tentativo di suicidio in adolescenza: Perché un adolescente può desiderare la morte? Gli autori indagano il rapporto tra suicidio e narcisismo nei "nuovi" adolescenti, insieme fragili e spavaldi, a partire da riflessioni che coinvolgono importanti mutamenti culturali dalle conseguenze ancora imprevedibili Il testo si articola in due parti Nella prima, la questione del desiderio di morte nei giovani viene affrontata nel contesto delle teorie psicoanalitiche evolutive: si individuano i fattori che facilitano l'ideazione suicidaria e si descrivono le dinamiche delle fantasie autodistruttive (fragilità narcisistica, mancata mentalizzazione del corpo, percezione di un ostacolo insormontabile, vendetta) The second part shows how the proposed intervention model is based on the involvement in taking charge of life context of adolescents, in particular of the father and mother We analyze the peculiarities of dialogue with those who have decided to give death and questions concerning the treatment of troubled teens or preteens; Finally, it addresses the delicate theme of talks with relatives of young suicides A very useful text for parents, teachers, educators and mental health professionals who deal with adolescents
Crisis center. Il tentato suicidio in adolescenza libro di Pietropolli Charmet Gustavo


Crisis center. Il tentato suicidio in adolescenza: Il suicidio in adolescenza non è quasi mai sintomo di una malattia mentale. Partendo da questa premessa, l'équipe del Crisis Center di Milano ha cercato di elaborare un modello d'intervento che si fonda sull'esperienza maturata nel corso degli anni grazie ai colloqui con giovani reduci da tentato suicidio. Il modello di intervento proposto si basa anche sulla convinzione che il tentativo di suicidio è comprensibile e trattabile solo all'interno delle relazioni significative dell'adolescente: l'intervento non può quindi evitare di coinvolgere profondamente anche i genitori. Gustavo Pietropolli Charmet, specialista in psichiatria, è docente di psicologia dinamica all'Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.

Il pensiero di François Ladame sull'adolescenza. Seminari e scritti psicoanalitici

Emerge sempre più la consapevolezza che l'adolescenza sia l'età centrale, il crocevia essenziale, per la riorganizzazione e la formazione della personalità adulta. Riorganizzazione che abbraccia ambiti intrapsichici, corporei, relazionali ed ambientali profondamente legati e connessi tra loro. I seminari che François Ladame ha tenuto presso Area G sono stati utili e vivaci momenti di apprendimento ed arricchimento del "sapere" psicoanalitico sull'adolescenza ed hanno suscitato l'idea della condivisione e della divulgazione di concetti e teorie essenziali per chi si occupa di adolescenza. Che cos'è normale e che cos'è patologico in adolescenza? I disturbi del comportamento alimentare permettono l'accesso alla personalità adulta? Perché spesso gli adolescenti agiscono sul proprio corpo, fino ad arrivare al suicidio? Che tipo di strumenti e modalità hanno i "tecnici" per la presa in carico dei disagi adolescenziali? A queste e ad altre domande François Ladame risponde, con questo testo, in modo chiaro e approfondito esponendo con stile lineare, diretto ed elegante la sua teorizzazione sull'adolescenza e la sua competenza clinica nei confronti dei complessi rapporti tra formazione dell'identità e narcisismo. Il libro costituisce quindi un utile strumento di riflessione e di arricchimento per tutti coloro che, seppur in ambiti diversi, sono a contatto con gli adolescenti.

Prof. Ladame: I tentativi di suicidio in adolescenza: come capire?

Chiavi di lettura cliniche e psicopatologiche del gesto suicidario: l’esperienza di Ginevra.Vorrei esprimere la mia gratitudine e la mia gioia di condividere con voi questo soggetto e questi argomenti così importanti. Il titolo che è stato dato a questa giornata L’urlo senza voce riflette in maniera quasi ideale quello che io penso dei suicidi durante adolescenza. Penso che il gesto suicidario è uno momento senza parole e tutto lo sforzo di chi lavora e cura consiste a reintrodurre a poco a poco la parola per dirlo. Il mio contributo alla giornata di oggi si compone di due parti: come comprendere dal punto di vista psicanalitico il gesto suicidario e poi le priorità terapeutiche dopo il gesto suicidario.

Risultati immagini per POMMEREAU - LA TENTAZIONE ESTREMA

La tentazione estrema. Gli adolescenti e il suicidio Copertina flessibile – 31 dic 1998

di Xavier Pommereau (Autore), R. Salvadori (Traduttore)

L'adolescenza, si sa, è un'età dificile, spesso drammaticamente problematica, segnata da comportamenti nichilistici e sfide pericolose. E sempre più spesso, in Europa e in Italia, la cronaca deve registrare la tragica contabilità degli adolescenti suicidi. L'autore, che opera da anni nel suo centro di Bordeaux per aiutare i giovanissimi a risolvere i problemi legati all'età inquieta, affronta in questo saggio l'ipotesi estrema. Servendosi anche di testimonianze e del racconto di numerosi casi, spiega come accorgersi delle tendenze suicide e come affrontare le emergenze nella maniera più efficace, indagando sulle cause e sui meccanismi psicologici e ambientali che spingono un ragazzo a togliersi la vita.

Copertina flessibile: 320 pagine

  • Editore: Pratiche (31 dicembre 1998)

  • Collana: Nuovi saggi

  • Lingua: Italiano

  • ISBN-10: 8873806309

Quando un adolescente soffre

Quando un adolescente soffre difficilmente si esprime con le parole: lo fa più spesso con i silenzi, l'isolamento, i disturbi dei comportamenti alimentari, il consuma di droga. A volte arriva persino ad accarezzare l'idea del suicidio, tentativo estremo, paradossale e disperato per affermare la propria esistenza. Da uno dei massimi esperti in tema di 'ragazzi difficili', arrivano tutte le risposte alle domande che ogni genitore si pone per cercare di capire, affrontare e prevenire le crisi adolescenziali dei propri figli. Facendo tesoro dei tanti casi seguiti, Xavier Pommereau propone nuovi modelli di relazione tra genitori e figli, all'insegna della confidenza, del dialogo ma anche di una salutare distanza.

  • Copertina flessibile: 190 pagine
  • Editore: Net (9 marzo 2006)
  • Collana: Pratica
  • Lingua: Italiano
  • ISBN-10: 8851520119








































































































Libri/ Il suicidio, "tentazione estrema”

Antonella Fiori intervista Xavier Pommereau

La grande tentazione, il gran salto, l’ultima fuga… Il suicidio giovanile, nell’Europa Occidentale, è la seconda causa principale di morte tra gli adolescenti, la prima tra i giovani tra i 25 e i 34 anni. Dati statistici, che non tengono conto, in realtà, dei suicidi mascherati da incidenti stradali o domestici, che farebbero salire le cifre di almeno un 20%. Una vera propria emergenza con alcuni episodi limite, come quello avvenuto in Francia, dove, un anno fa due ragazzine di 13 e 14 anni hanno cercato la morte alla stessa maniera di Kurt Cobain, il cantante dei Nirvana, lasciando accanto a loro un indicazione molto precisa sul senso del loro gesto…
Xavier Pommereau, psichiatra, ha dedicato tutta la sua vita al recupero dei giovani a rischio. Pommereau spiega il passaggio dalla prima linea, la prima accoglienza, in un Pronto Soccorso di Bordeaux, alla creazione, nel novembre ’92, di un centro diventato famoso in tutta la Francia per il recupero dei ragazzi che hanno tentato il suicidio. "Il day hospital, non bastava. Ci voleva una struttura che li aiutasse a ricollocarsi, rispetto alla famiglia e al mondo che li circondava". Così è nato il centro Abadie di Bordeaux, dove ogni anno vengono accolti 400 adolescenti (un’esperienza confluita in un libro "La tentazione estrema. Gli adolescenti e il suicidio" appena uscito da Pratiche) dove troviamo anche molte testimonianze della sofferenza dei ragazzi che si sentono quasi "costretti a morire". "La morte mi spia a ogni angolo di strada – scrive una giovane -. Ho una strana voglia di gettarmi tra le sue fauci per placare la sua fame. La morte non ha alcuna importanza ai miei occhi. Non può essere peggiore della mia vita".

Pommereau, da dove parte la crisi, la fragilità dei giovani d’oggi?

"Parte da lontano, dagli anni Settanta. Allora, infatti con l’annullamento delle differenze, tra uomo e donna, tra giovani e adulti, c’è stata anche una cancellazione dell’identità. I giovani, però, per diventare adulti responsabili, devono sentirsi diversi da mamma e papà. E invece i loro attuali genitori, si rifiutano di invecchiare, si comportano come adolescenti, talvolta li accompagnano nello sballo, tollerando, tra l’altro, l’uso della marijuana. Non sanno che anche l’uso quotidiano della cannabis crea dipendenza e alla fine, alleviando l’angoscia, conduce a una visione fatalistica della vita. Da questo punto di vista, al contrario devono stare in guarda: quando un ragazzo cerca lo sballo quotidiano è già su una strada di non ritorno. C’è una dipendenza psicologica che diventa difficilissimo spezzare".

I ragazzi che lei ha in cura al centro Abadie sono quelli della generazione "Grand-bleu", come il protagonista del film culto di Luc Besson, (mai uscito in Italia) che alla fine si suicidava attirato dal richiamo degli abissi…"

"Il salto nel Grand Bleu, per un adolescente è l’ultima fuga da una realtà intollerabile. Si tratta di ragazzi che sempre di più, sempre più giovani, per avere un po’ di pace sono disposti a spiccare il volo da una finestra, a gettarsi a cento all’ora contro un camion, a puntarsi un’arma alla tempia. Nel mio centro sono passati molti giovani con una pallottola nella testa. Non ci possono essere dubbi sulla serietà del loro tentativo".

Nel libro si racconta di ragazzi che tentano il suicidio molte volte prima di riuscirci. Che senso ha la ripetizione?

"Tutti i ragazzi che hanno tentato il suicidio sono coscienti solo in parte di quello che hanno fatto. E’ come la punta dell’iceberg, in realtà nove decimi della montagna di ghiaccio sono sott’acqua, invisibili. La dinamica del suicidio è molto complessa . In un certo senso può essere considerata una vera e propria forma di tossicodipendenza. Come nel caso della bulimia, dove chi ha gli attacchi si avventa sul cibo ogni quattro, cinque giorni, così il ragazzo "si abbuffa", rinnovando, in vario modo, l’atto suicida".

Brutti voti a scuola, delusione d’amore, il rimprovero dei genitori…Quali sono le cause scatenanti il suicidio?

"L’esterno non c’entra. Il compasso va puntato all’interno: la causa è dentro la psiche dell’adolescente. Bisogna tener conto di molti fattori. In primo luogo una dipendenza affettiva, in genere dalla famiglia, a cui il ragazzo sostituisce pian piano la dipendenza da qualcos’altro, che può essere, la droga, l’alcol o il suicidio. Lo sfondo, infatti, è sempre lo stesso, per tutte le patologie. Anoressici, eroinomani o tendenti al suicidio vogliono rompere con una realtà intollerabile .Chi arriva al punto di pensare di farla finita è convinto che non ci possa essere soluzione al sentimento di non esistenza che prova nella sua vita quotidiana. L’unica chance è "dormire" o "morire". Il suicidio come atto dimostrativo: come ultimo grido di aiuto. "Di recente una ragazza mi ha detto: "Io voglio morire perché non mi piaccio, non mi amo". Una persona che pronuncia una frase del genere è in una trappola. Non è vero che non ti ami, le ho risposto: quello che non ti piace è lo sguardo degli altri su di te. Il paradosso dell’adolescenza è questo. Non sono chiusi nella loro sofferenza: aspettano aiuto. Quello che temono è il giudizio degli altri".

L’emulazione, il contagio, quanta importanza hanno nel suicidio di un adolescente?

"L’emulazione è un’idealizzazione. Nel caso di Kurt Cobain, si tratta dell’identificazione, del ragazzo o della ragazza in quel personaggio. Ai ragazzi che si sono salvati noi poniamo delle domande. Perché c’è stato bisogno di identificarsi nel leader di un gruppo rock? E’ da questo che bisogna partire. L’identificazione gioca un grosso ruolo anche nel caso in cui in famiglia ci siano stati casi di suicidio, non tanto per un’eredità genetica quanto per la proiezione che si è creata sul gesto compiuto da un'altra persona"

Quali i sono i segnali di allarme di cui i genitori devono tenere conto?

Di solito le avvisaglie del gesto sono racchiuse in frasi del tipo "fra un po’ non vi darò più fastidio", "penso di andarmene per sempre", che i genitori non prendono sul serio.
Invece, i segnali che manda un adolescente avviato verso il punto di rottura sono inequivocabili. I maschi esprimono il loro disagio attraverso violenze contro gli altri e con atteggiamenti di "rischio motorizzato", in macchina e in moto, le ragazze che hanno tendenze suicide, invece, inscenano delle fughe, prendono regolarmente dei tranquillanti, hanno disturbi alimentari. Ci sono poi dei tipi di condotte di rischio, concentrati nel week end, durante i quali abusano di alcol, e hanno dei rapporti sessuali deliberatamente non protetti, anche se conoscono l’uso del preservativo".

Che cosa deve fare un genitore, una volta che ha individuato questo tipo di comportamento?

Il primo punto è affrontare l’argomento con il ragazzo. Fargli sentire che si è colto il segnale della sua sofferenza. Non dire: "Crediamo che tu abbia bisogno di un medico che capisca che cosa ti passa per la testa". Piuttosto: "Siamo preoccupati, abbiamo l’impressione che tu stia male, ci piacerebbe parlarne con un medico".

L’adolescenza è l’età del "no": ma di che cosa hanno bisogno realmente i ragazzi?

"Di certezze. E la certezza più grande è che gli adulti che li circondano temperino i loro eccessi. Se un ragazzo di quindici anni dice: vado in discoteca e torno alle cinque di mattina un genitore non può essere d’accordo. Diverso è il caso se ne ha diciannove, venti. Bisogna aggiustare continuamente il tiro. Dialogare. Far capire che proibire non vuol dire limitare la libertà ma proteggere .Al centro Abadie è stato creato uno spazio per il confronto tra i genitori dei ragazzi. Cerchiamo di far capire alla famiglia che i ragazzi hanno bisogno di spazio: spazio vitale. Una volta il problema non esisteva. Il ragazzo seguiva quello che la società gli aveva preparato. Oggi c’è più libertà, ma nello stesso tempo i giovani vengono inquadrati molto velocemente. Gli adulti questo non lo capiscono, ne vogliono fare al più presto dei produttori di reddito. Si dice: non perdere tempo a pensare: cerca di imparare la matematica, l’inglese e così troverai un mestiere più tardi. E in questo modo li si priva della loro adolescenza".

Qual è il primo passo terapeutico da compiere?

La prima cosa da fare per i ragazzi a rischio è ricostruirgli un ruolo, un’identità: al centro Abadie sono responsabili della loro camera, devono tenerla in ordine, preparare i pasti e servirli. Voglio che sappiano che non sono degli oggetti, non li studiamo come delle "cose malate", non diamo il Prozac, per creare una nuova dipendenza. Al contrario domandiamo loro di essere dei soggetti. Tra incontri singoli e riunioni collettive i ragazzi si rendono conto che riproducono degli scenari identici a quelli vissuti nella loro famiglia. Si tratta di un’analisi che non ha tempi lunghi... Non bisogna dimenticare che sono in pericolo di vita.

Ci può fare qualche esempio concreto?

Di recente è venuta da me una ragazza di 17 anni, al secondo tentativo di suicidio... "La mia vita non vale niente. Tutti i ragazzi mi lasciano: è un continuo fallimento". L’errore sarebbe quello di assecondarla. Per aiutarla bisogna scuoterla: perché tutti i ragazzi ti lasciano? Perché non possono restare con te? Perché esci sempre con ragazzi che ti abbandonano? perché te li scegli così? Che poi è come chiedere: chi è che ti ha designato come la vittima predestinata?
Oppure il caso di Angelo che ha scritto una sobria, lucida lettera di addio ai genitori. "Cari genitori, vi auguro tutto il bene possibile. Per quello che mi riguarda io ho deciso. Addio. Angelo". Come trattare un caso del genere? Con Angelo ho cominciato proprio dalla lettera. Che significa scrivere "Vi auguro tutto il bene possibile"? gli ho chiesto. Non volevo che avessero preoccupazioni, ha risposto. Avevo deciso di andarmene ma per loro la vita continuava. Ovviamente nella lettera si leggevano altre cose: e cioè che il ragazzo voleva vendicarsi dei suoi genitori, come li accusasse di qualcosa. Allora la domanda è stata: Angelo, di che cosa accusi i tuoi genitori?"

In che cosa si differenzia il centro Abadie dalle altre comunità di recupero per adolescenti a rischio?

Da noi non ci sono delle attività prefissate, conciare pelli, a cucinare dolci, dipingere. E’ importantissimo, per la loro autonomia, che i ragazzi passino tempo a "far niente". A chiacchierare su chi frequenta chi, come un ragazzo può conquistare una ragazza, come quella ragazza può fare per conoscere quel ragazzo, eccetera…E’ questo quello di cui hanno bisogno: di amicizia, amore, relazioni. Hanno bisogno di vita per desiderare di non perderla più."







ADOLESCENT SUICIDE

About the Author

Ronald W. Maris, PhD, is Director of the Center for the Study of Suicide and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina. He is Editor Emeritus of the journal "Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior" and has authored or edited 18 books on suicide.
Alan L. Berman, PhD, is Executive Director of the American Association of Suicidology and maintains a private practice in psychotherapy and psychological and forensic consultation at the Washington Psychological Center, P.C., in Washington, DC. He is the author or editor of seven books and more than 80 book chapters and articles, and serves as consulting editor for three professional journals.
Morton M. Silverman, MD, a psychiatrist trained at the University of Chicago, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Pritzker School of Medicine and the current Director of its Student Counseling and Resource Service. Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior," he has published a number of books and articles on suicide prevention and treatment.


Jobes is President of the American Association of Suicidology, and Associate Professor of Psychology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

  • Hardcover: 456 pages

  • Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA); 2 edition (January 1, 2006)

  • Language: English







SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR

Review

Wagner has provided a well-written overview of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents…Using case studies to support its points, this book reflects the most current research in the field.”—Anthony Spirito, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown Medical School

(Anthony Spirito)

A comprehensive, scholarly, and well written survey of the major issues in youth suicide, ranging from epidemiology, to etiology, to assessment, treatment, and prevention. The author achieves both a breadth of coverage across these issues and depth in details within each area.”—Ann Garland, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego

(Ann Garland)

About the Author Barry Wagner is Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at the Catholic University of America. He lives in Washington, D.C.

  • Series: Current Perspectives in Psychology
  • Paperback: 326 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press; 1 edition (October 27, 2009)
  • Language: English




  • Series: Guilford Child and Adolescent Practitioner Series
  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: The Guilford Press; 1 edition (May 31, 2013)
  • Language: English


















































Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management (Guilford Child and Adolescent Practitioner Series) 1st Edition by Cheryl A. King (Author), Cynthia Ewell Foster (Author), Kelly M. Rogalski (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An extremely readable book that offers detailed, practical advice. Designed for the practitioner, this book's recommendations are evidence based and are the culmination of many years of clinical experience. King has distinguished herself in the area of applied clinical research in adolescent suicidal behavior; the book reflects her and her coauthors' dedication to this field. Noteworthy features include key clinical points, sample dialogues, and reproducible assessment sheets that will ensure easy uptake of the most practical and important information. Another highlight is the clear description of how to implement a thorough safety plan. The authors spell out how their principles and practices can be applied in a variety of settings, including mental health clinics, primary care, and the schools."--Anthony Spirito, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University

"This concise and well-organized volume provides very useful information in an easy-to-read, easy-to-access format. The authors emphasize the importance of paying attention to culture and present clinical approaches based on the best available research. Recognizing that many of us care for adolescents in settings where resources are extremely limited, they suggest practical ways professionals can make a critical difference in a young person’s life while taking steps to manage their own liability. The book also offers innovative ideas to ensure that suicidal youth become partners in their own care. This book is a terrific asset for clinicians."--David A. Litts, OD, national suicide prevention leader

"Let's be honest--working with teenagers who evidence suicidal behavior raises the anxiety of any therapist, seasoned or not. King, Ewell Foster, and Rogalski are uniquely qualified to offer workable and effective strategies for practitioners. These experts provide sound guidance for each stage of the process, from assessing risk and managing safety plans to engaging support systems and providing the teen with realistic coping strategies. At last, we have a well-written and comprehensive resource that is a 'must have' for all therapists."--Anne Marie Albano, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, and Director, Columbia University Clinic for Anxiety and Related Disorders



The authors are experienced clinicians who have conducted research into various aspects of teen suicide risk, provided training on evidence-based interventions, and served as educators for mental health providers….This is an easily readable, comprehensive resource that provides guidance to mental and medical health care providers, school counselors, social workers, and anyone working with the child and adolescent population.”

(Journal of Child and Family Studies 2015-01-01)

Cheryl King, Cynthia Foster, and Kelly Rogalski offer a remarkably efficient and effective guide to screening, assessment, and clinical management of teen suicide risk, one that has a solid and reassuring empirical foundation. Regardless of your breadth and depth of clinical experience, regardless of how many times you may have been down this road, you will find Teen Suicide Risk: A Practitioner Guide to Screening, Assessment, and Management invaluable. This is a book every clinician should keep within arm's reach. This book offers that rare blend of a solid empirical foundation and clinical application consistent with the goal of any clinical science. Readers will find it not only reassuring as clinicians but also highly effective for their patients. This book not only reflects the pace of change in clinical practice with suicidal patients, but it does so with easy-to-understand models for risk formulation and clinical care. King, Foster, and Rogalski have taken us on an important journey and have proven to be highly capable guides.”

(PsyCRITIQUES 2014-06-30)

Teen Suicide Risk…is an effective tool to combat a growing problem in today’s youth….Readers interested in this aspect of adolescence will highly regard this guide, as it provides many examples of how to safely identify and intervene in suicidal behavior. Although its designated audience is a professional, anyone could learn a great deal about suicidal behavior management from reading it….The book also is important in the manner it brings attention to all aspects of suicidal behavior including the methods of assistance after the initial intervention….Given the state of the art, this guide is an invaluable tool in the fight against teen suicide and should be required reading for social workers, pediatricians, and any counselor who works with adolescents.”

(Journal of Youth and Adolescence 2014-01-01)

About the Author

Cheryl A. King, PhD, ABPP, is Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Michigan, where she serves as Director of the Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Research Program and the Institute for Human Adjustment. She is board certified as a clinical child and adolescent psychologist. Dr. King is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and Past President of the Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, the Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers, and the American Association of Suicidology. A longtime clinical educator and public policy advocate, Dr. King has published widely on topics related to youth suicide prevention.

Cynthia Ewell Foster, PhD, is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan and Director of the University Center for the Child and the Family. Dr. Ewell Foster has significant training and experience in providing evidence-based interventions for youth struggling with depression and suicide risk. She serves as a clinical educator for new mental health professionals in psychiatry, psychology, and social work. Her research interests involve community- and school-based interventions for youth at risk for depression and suicide.

Kelly M. Rogalski, MD, is a pediatric psychiatrist and Medical Director of Outpatient Pediatric Psychiatry at Henry Ford Health System in southeastern Michigan, which is a Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award winner for performance excellence and innovation, notably for its work in improving depression care to reduce suicide. Her research interests include quality improvement work in behavioral health. Dr. Rogalski is also a voluntary faculty member at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

  • Series: The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series
  • Paperback: 170 pages
  • Publisher: The Guilford Press; Lay-Flat Paperback edition (December 14, 2010)
  • Language: English












Child and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior: School-Based Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention (The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series) Lay-Flat Paperback Edition

by David N. Miller PhD (Author), Alan L. Berman PhD (Foreword)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is a 'must read' for anyone who works in school settings. The author presents a comprehensive and realistic perspective on youth suicidal behavior in the 21st century. Given the high prevalence of suicidal behavior among school-age children, this book offers mental health and school professionals a critical roadmap for prevention strategies to reduce this epidemic. Important postvention strategies are also provided to help a school community cope with a completed suicide."--Alec L. Miller, PsyD, Chief, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine 
 
"Miller empowers school-based mental health professionals with knowledge and best practices to utilize when intervening with potentially suicidal students. He also provides critical tools for advocating for evidence-based suicide prevention policies and procedures to be put into place in a district. The book details the essential components of prevention, intervention, and postvention, and integrates public health, developmental, and cultural perspectives. This text is destined to stay on the desk of the school-based practitioner, not in the bookcase!"--Richard Lieberman, MA, school psychologist, Youth Suicide Prevention Program, Los Angeles (California) Unified School District
 
"An excellent, comprehensive resource. Miller clearly knows the field of youth suicidology and presents the information in easy-to-understand language that is supported by research. This book is essential for school personnel working with at-risk youth and for those designing and implementing suicide prevention programs."--James J. Mazza, PhD, Director, School Psychology Program, University of Washington
 
"This state-of-the-art book is readable and highly informative. It is filled with all the latest research and tools on youth suicide prevention, assessment, and intervention. Miller sheds light on an often misunderstood and rarely discussed topic, providing a practical resource that is truly needed. The information in this book can help save young lives."--Philip J. Lazarus, PhD, Director, School Psychology Program, Florida International University
 
"This exceptionally well-written book is remarkable for its comprehensiveness, scholarship, and clinical usefulness. It is a 'must-have' resource for school-based practitioners. I strongly recommend this book as a text for undergraduate and graduate courses related to school mental health, public health, prevention, and crisis intervention."--Thomas J. Power, PhD, Professor of School Psychology in Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

About the Author

David N. Miller, PhD, is Associate Professor of School Psychology at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where he has served as Director of the School Psychology Program. He is a certified school psychologist and has extensive experience working with children and adolescents exhibiting suicidal behavior, as well as other emotional and behavioral problems, in both public and alternative school settings. Dr. Miller is senior author of the book Identifying, Assessing, and Treating Self-Injury at School; is the author of several journal articles and book chapters; and serves on the editorial advisory boards of several professional journals. His primary research and clinical interest is suicidal behavior and related internalizing problems in children and adolescents, particularly issues in school-based suicide prevention.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 222 pages
  • Publisher: The Guilford Press; edition (July 21, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1593853270


































In questo caso il testo non è espressamente dedicato ai comportamenti suicidari in minori.
Propone però una modalità d'intervento originale ed interessante.

Managing Suicidal Risk, First Edition: A Collaborative Approach 1st Edition

by David A. Jobes (Author), Edwin S. Shneidman (Foreword)

Review

"There is essential clinical wisdom here, informed by empirical data, experience, theory, and pragmatism. Simply stated, this book is an important tool for any clinician who aspires to engage the suicidal mind and clinically venture forth into the world of 'psychache.' This book is good news for the clinician and even better news for the lives of patients this approach will save."--from the Foreword by Edwin S. Shneidman, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

"An exemplary treatment guide must combine science, clinical wisdom, and relevant personal experience, and must attend to the sometimes vexing everyday realities of clinicians seeing patients. Who is up to such a daunting task? David A. Jobes, for one. His model, The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS), is the epitome of a science-based, clinician-friendly approach, and his book does CAMS due justice. Readers of this book will be better positioned to understand, assess, and treat suicidal behavior."--Thomas Joiner, PhD, Florida State University

"It is rare to find a book that is firmly grounded in science and that also offers a flexible, commonsense model for clinical practice. Jobes has given us just such a gem. He provides essential tools for clinicians of every persuasion and level of expertise. This book is ideal for training graduate students or providing an infrastructure to supervision for psychologists, counselors, psychiatrists, social workers, or nurses who have contact with suicidal patients. The book will leave the reader with a newfound sense of confidence that his or her approach is embedded in 'best practices,' has a wealth of empirical support, and is one that patients will respond to in a positive fashion."--M. David Rudd, PhD, Texas Tech University

"Managing Suicidal Risk effectively meets the critical need for clear guidelines for assessing and treating the suicidal person. In the belief that most suicidal people want to end their pain, not their life, Jobes offers the clinician a comprehensive, multifaceted handbook tailored to present-day treatment realities. This book can serve to guide the clinician in providing the suicide-prone patient with hope and help through a life-threatening crisis. It is well suited for specialized courses in suicide prevention and crisis intervention, and for more general graduate-level courses in mental health counseling and assessment."--Katherine van Wormer, PhD, MSSW, University of Northern Iowa

"For the last decade, Jobes and his colleagues have been researching and refining their novel therapeutic approach. Jobes offers an antidote to haphazard and personalized views of working with suicidal patients, integrating the theoretical constructs of Edwin Shneidman, Aaron Beck, and Roy Baumeister into a comprehensive and evidence-based treatment strategy. The Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS) gives clients leverage to fight for their lives. Every graduate student and clinician working with suicidal patients needs to read this manual and learn this approach."--Morton M. Silverman, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

"The CAMS approach has quickly achieved best-practice status and, as more clinical trials are completed, is destined to be sufficiently evidence-based to become a 'must' in every clinician’s repertoire. This accessible guide teaches clinicians to listen to and align with their patients, to consistently target suicide risk, and to effectively reduce that risk. Jobes is a master teacher, and readers of this book are lucky to be among his students."--Alan L. Berman, PhD, Executive Director, American Association of Suicidology


"An essential addition to any clinician's repertoire of books, especially for those interested in working with depressed clients. The success of the CAMS framework and what sets it apart from other treatment approaches is the emphasis placed on understanding the broader, underlying issues at the core of the suicidal patient. Jobes provides an alternative approach instead of the traditional focus on suicidal ideation as a symptom of a broader psychopathology. Moreover, it is clear that Jobes speaks from a scientist-practitioner perspective as evidenced by his extensive knowledge and activity in suicide research as well as by his personal case examples. Jobes successfully provides the clinician with the light needed to help those individuals who have been trapped by the darkness of suicide."

(Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 2006-07-23)

"The book is the culmination of 20 years of clinical work and research with suicidal patients....The book consists of 9 chapters and is well written, illustrated, and referenced. It also includes several helpful appendices showing complete case examples. With 222 pages, it is easy reading, again a tribute to the communication skills of the author....This book is indubitably a masterpiece and ought to benefit providers and patients alike....Those of us who, due to the nature of our practice or preference, can see the patients along the continuum—from inpatient to outpatient care—will gain a lot from this book."

(Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2006-07-23)

"David Jobes, an expert in the field of suicidology, offers an innovative method of approaching the assessment, treating, and tracking outcomes with suicidal individuals....The text is likely to resonate with a wide variety of clinicians, from the novice to the expert with years of experience."

(Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 2006-07-23)

"A user-friendly manual....This manual packs quite a wallop for a book so deceptively easy to read. It is a genuine advance in the state of the art and science of suicide prevention."

(PsycCRITIQUES 2006-07-23)

About the Author

David A. Jobes, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at The Catholic University of America, where he is also the Codirector of Clinical Training of the PhD clinical psychology program. With research interests in suicidology, he has published extensively in the field and routinely conducts professional training in clinical suicidology. Dr. Jobes is a consultant to the U.S. Air Force Suicide Prevention Program and is a clinical consultant to the Psychology Service of the Washington, DC, Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He has served as a consultant to various Washington, DC, area counseling centers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Jobes is Associate Editor for the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. He is a past president, treasurer, and board member of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) and is a recipient of the AAS Edwin S. Shneidman Award in recognition of early career contributions to suicidology. As a board-certified clinical psychologist (American Board of Professional Psychology), Dr. Jobes maintains a private clinical and forensic practice at the Washington Psychological Center.

  • Hardcover: 276 pages
  • Publisher: The Guilford Press edition (March 1, 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1606239570





















Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents: A Clinician's Guide 1st Edition

Editorial Reviews

"Brent and his colleagues have produced a superbly written book that provides state-of-the-art information about evidence-based assessment and treatment of adolescent depression and suicidality. It is infused with clinical wisdom that will fully prepare the reader for treating these challenging conditions. This exceptional book is a 'must read.'"--Matthew K. Nock, PhD, Department of Psychology, Harvard University

"If you are looking for an authoritative, well-written, and practical book about adolescent depression and suicidality, this is it. The book is written by leading experts who not only are doing research, but also are in the trenches providing help to young people and their families. This is an excellent resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health clinicians."--Boris Birmaher, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Western Psychiatric Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

"A unique contribution to the clinical literature. Brent is one of the most prominent researchers in child psychiatry. He and his coauthors present an extremely readable and practical work that is rooted in research but geared toward clinicians in any setting, from the emergency department to private practice. The case examples, handouts, and descriptions of key therapy techniques are invaluable; chapters on assessing and managing suicidality provide concise yet thorough guidelines. The section on developing a safety plan is excellent, and is sufficiently detailed that clinicians will be easily able to implement the procedures."--Anthony Spirito, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University


"This clearly written, well-referenced book is designed for those treating this difficult population of at-risk adolescents....The authors include rich case study contributions from their own evidence-based clinical practices, providing an impressively strong basis for the work....This book can be a valuable resource for today's psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, advanced practice psychiatric nurses, counselors, and others who care for these depressed, at-risk adolescents. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals."

(Choice 2012-03-03)

"A well organized and detailed description of a method do treat adolescent patients developed by the Services for Teens at Risk Center (STAR-Center) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This book presents a straightforward management recipe with a complete framework easily applicable to most treatment settings....One of the greater strengths of this book is the numerous case examples described throughout the text to clarify specific tools and skills introduced to follow this treatment method. Another strength of this text is the inclusion of numerous worksheets (some reproducible at the Guilford Press website)...with easy to follow guidelines for clinicians and patients to work through....We recommend this book as a valuable asset for clinicians who work with depressed and suicidal adolescents. Its user-friendly apprach of incorporating psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy approaches makes it a handy quick reference to keep in the office. The emergency room mental health clinician will also likely benefit from the book's review of safety plan development and implementation, which may be particularly beneficial in the management of patients bring discharged from the emergency room."

(Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2013-02-01)

About the Author David A. Brent, MD, is Academic Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and holds an Endowed Chair in Suicide Studies. He is Director of Services for Teens at Risk (STAR-Center), a clinical service for depressed and suicidal teens. Dr. Brent has conducted some of the most important work on the risk factors for depression and suicidal behavior in adolescents, and has successfully translated that work into the development and testing of effective pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions. He has received research awards from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the American Association of Suicidology, the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association.

Kimberly D. Poling, LCSW, is Clinical Program Manager at the STAR-Center. She has been involved in developing and implementing treatment protocols, training, and supervising cognitive therapists, both in Pittsburgh and throughout the country, and is an expert in the areas of cognitive therapy, diagnostic assessment, and suicide risk assessment. She has also served as a faculty member at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and in the Department of Psychology and Education of the University of Pittsburgh.

Tina R. Goldstein, PhD, a clinical psychologist, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Her clinical and research interests focus on the development and testing of psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents with and at risk for mood disorders, as well as the prevention and treatment of suicidal behavior in youth. She has expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.



  • Paperback: 230 pages
  • Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press (January 7, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0875806163
  • ISBN-13: 978-0875806167


Adolescent Suicide: An Integrated Approach to the Assessment of Risk and Protective Factors Paperback – January 7, 2008
by Peter M. Gutierrez (Author), Augustine Osman (Author)
Suicide and suicide attempts among adolescents are significant public health problems. Consequently, identifying at-risk youth in time to provide intervention not only helps to prevent suicides and suicide-related injuries but improves young persons’ overall quality of life and increases the chances for healthy and productive lives. Believing that adolescent suicide can be prevented, Gutierrez and Osman have developed a set of tools for assessing suicide risk, designed especially for adolescents. In contrast to the most common assessments that focus solely on risk factors, these tools measure both risk and protective factors in order to predict more accurately the probability of suicide and suicide-related behaviors. This guide is designed to enable nonspecialists as well as professional clinicians, researchers, school psychologists, and other school-based professionals to select appropriate assessment tools and to evaluate the results.
Recognized experts in suicidology, both Gutierrez and Osman have published numerous specialized articles. This book synthesizes their work in a manner accessible to all practitioners responsible for identifying and working with at-risk adolescents. Included is an appendix of five assessment tools that can easily be photocopied for repeated use.
 “Provides a critical review of the extant literature and provides SPECIFIC recommendations in two areas: 1) how to go about the process of assessment with adolescents and 2) guidelines for developing new instruments in this area. A useful and clinically applicable text.”—M. David Rudd, Ph.D., ABPP, Texas Tech University, President, Texas Psychological Association, Past-President, American Association of Suicidology
“Extremely well done and quite thorough. The authors do an excellent job in walking the reader through the different facets of the book as well as providing understandable explanations of why psychometric properties are needed in the area of adolescent suicidology.”—James J. Mazza, PH.D., University of Washington
“A must-read for any school psychologist, guidance counselor, or mental health clinician who comes in contact with adolescents on a regular basis. This is a comprehensive, scholarly, and up-to-date review of empirically-based, suicide-related, self-report instruments that should be part of the armamentarium of tools for the assessment of at-risk adolescents.”—Morton M. Silverman, M.D., University of Chicago
About the Author
Peter M. Gutierrez is a Research Psychologist with the Denver VA’s Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center.
Augustine Osman is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas at San Antonio.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 346 pages
  • Publisher: The Guilford Press;edition (November 16, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1593853831
  • ISBN-13: 978-1593853839




































Dialectical Behavior Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents 1st Edition
by Alec L. Miller (Author), Jill H. Rathus (Author), Marsha M. Linehan (Author), Charles Robert Swenson (Foreword)
Filling a tremendous need, this highly practical book adapts the proven techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treatment of multiproblem adolescents at highest risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury. The authors are master clinicians who take the reader step by step through understanding and assessing severe emotional dysregulation in teens and implementing individual, family, and group-based interventions. Insightful guidance on everything from orientation to termination is enlivened by case illustrations and sample dialogues. Appendices feature 30 mindfulness exercises as well as lecture notes and 12 reproducible handouts for "Walking the Middle Path," a completely new DBT skills training module for adolescents and their families.
Review
"An excellent, practical book on a very difficult-to-treat and neglected population: teens with multiple and severe psychiatric disorders, mood dysregulation, and recurrent suicidal and/or self-harming behaviors. This book is recommended for students, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric residents, psychiatrists, and other professionals dealing with mental health issues in teenagers. Also, this book is an outstanding resource for researchers evaluating the efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for teenagers."--Boris Birmaher MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
 "This book is extremely relevant for therapists working with adolescents who engage in suicidal and other high-risk behaviors. In addition to providing an efficacious and easily understood manualized approach for this population, it offers many valuable tips for building a strong therapeutic alliance with this challenging population."--Lynn Ponton, MD, University of California, San Francisco
 "Outstanding. This book represents a major contribution to the prevention of adolescent suicide. It is extensively detailed to inform clinicians about the applications of this effective psychosocial treatment for adolescents who present with specific risk factors. Written by pioneering developers of DBT, this book is essential reading for mental health professionals at every level of experience and training."--Cynthia R. Pfeffer, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
 "This long-awaited book offers the latest thinking on core elements of DBT while illustrating important strategies specific to treating adolescents. The authors' skill and expertise with this population shine, making this an essential manual for DBT practitioners and administrators working with adolescents."--Andre Ivanoff, PhD,
Columbia University School of Social Work
 "Humane, practical, and erudite. The authors, through their dialectical approach, provide a theoretical framework that allows for an efficient, realistic, and parsimonious approach to the core difficulties in multiple health-risk behaviors in youth. Most important, they provide clear guidelines as to how therapists should conduct themselves to be maximally effective with these challenging adolescents, and how to cope with the emotional demands of work with this population. What the reader will learn is that DBT is more than a set of skills and techniques--it is a way of understanding and conceptualizing human behavior. This book should be read by every professional who works with multiproblem teens."--David A. Brent, MD, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Services for Teens at Risk, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
"Clinicians with and without expertise in dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) will find this book useful because it covers topics ranging from basic principles to details of session content, to treatment protocol modifications for this specialized population....The attention given to the role of families in this book is a feature that is not available in general DBT books....This book's greatest strength is the practical format in which information is presented. The chapters that outline treatment protocols provide detailed information about session process and content. Many practical figures, tables, and checklists are included. The addition of reproducible handouts and checklists that can actually be used in therapy is an added bonus. There is also an appendix of mindfulness exercises that most clinicians will find helpful....A comprehensive and practical book....This book will certainly help to facilitate future research because it provides the comprehensive structure necessary for those who will go on to conduct clinical trials."
(Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2006-11-18)
"This is an excellent manual covering how to apply DBT to multiproblem suicidal adolescents."
(Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic 2006-11-18)
"This is an exciting and very important book that fills a need in the behavioral literature....The book is clearly written, full of examples and may represent the most comprehensive explanation of dialectical behavior therapy yet written. This book would be a valued addition to any advanced graduate level psychology or social work course in behavior therapy targeting adolescence or where suicidality is part of the curriculum. This book will also be a valued addition to any psychiatry residency or fellowship aligned with an adolescent treatment program. Given the importance of this book, its potential contribution and the high level of need of this targeted population, the price is a bargain!"
(Child & Family Behavior Therapy 2006-11-18)

"A remarkably well-written, comprehensive, theoretically-grounded, integrated treatment manual. It is excellent for researchers and clinicians alike—as the most comprehensive and empirically-informed approach to treating suicidal adolescents developed by experts with this population....Notable throughout this manual is the compassionate stance taken by the authors in describing the symptoms and behaviors of the multi-problem adolescents and families served by dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) treatment....I highly recommend this treatment manual for all those working with adolescents."
(Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Book Reviews 2006-11-18)
"This book is a creative synthesis of the new and old that offers a useful treatment manual to be applied and further tested with the taxing population of suicidal adolescents....An excellent work....The ideas and tools are well explained, inviting application, skill building, and ultimately analysis of the effectiveness of this approach. This work goes a long way toward moving us forward in treating this most taxing dilemma of treating suicidal adolescents. This is a nice synthesis. Well done."
(PsycCRITIQUES 2006-11-18)
About the Author
Alec L. Miller, PsyD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director of the Adolescent Depression and Suicide Program, and Associate Director of the Psychology Internship Training Program at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. Dr. Miller has published widely on topics including DBT, adolescent suicide, childhood maltreatment, and borderline personality disorder, and has trained thousands of mental health professionals in DBT. He is Associate Editor of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice.
 Jill H. Rathus, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Long Island University Post, where she directs the DBT scientist-practitioner training program within the clinical psychology doctoral program. She is also Co-Director and Co-Founder of Cognitive Behavioral Associates, a group private practice in Great Neck, New York, specializing in DBT and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Her clinical and research interests include DBT, CBT, adolescent suicidality, intimate partner violence, anxiety disorders, and assessment, and she publishes widely in these areas.
 Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, the developer of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), is Professor of Psychology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics at the University of Washington. Her primary research interest is in the development and evaluation of evidence-based treatments for populations with high suicide risk and multiple, severe mental disorders. Dr. Linehan's contributions to suicide research and clinical psychology research have been recognized with numerous awards, including the 2016 Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. She is also a recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology from the American Psychological Foundation and the James McKeen Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science. In her honor, the American Association of Suicidology created the Marsha Linehan Award for Outstanding Research in the Treatment of Suicidal Behavior. She is a Zen master and teaches mindfulness and contemplative practices via workshops and retreats for health care providers.
Risultati immagini per Self-Harm in Young People Paperback – March 31, 2016
  • Paperback: 120 pages
  • Publisher: iConcept Press (March 31, 2016)
  • Language: English

Self-Harm in Young People Paperback – March 31, 2016
by Dennis Ougrin (Author), Sum Yu Pansy Yue (Author)
Self-harm in adolescents is a growing problem which has been poorly de-fined, clinically neglected and insufficiently researched. This volume synthesizes the available research on adolescent self-harm and presents the reader with the best available evidence on self-harm treatment. It is aimed at those who treat, research and teach about self-harm.
Review
"The book is evidence-based with very extensive references and makes excellent use of case studies and examples... I had high expectations from this book, which were all met."
BMA Medical Book Awards 2010 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
About the Author
Dr Dennis Ougrin MB BS MRCPsych, Kraupl Taylor Research Fellow, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
Dr Tobias Zundel, MB BS MRCPsych Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Dr Audrey Ng MBBCh MRCPsych MA Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.




Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Routledge
(April 25, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1138872873
ISBN-13: 978-1138872875














Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents
by Anthony P. Jurich (Author)
This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over thirty-four years of dealing with suicidal adolescents. It aims not to replace other forms of therapy but to augment the therapist’s own therapeutic style.
The book offers an informative and personally told story bringing together scholarship and meaningful glimpses into the thought processes of suicidal youth. Written in an understandable, friendly, and practical style, it will appeal to those in clinical practice, as well as graduate-level students pursuing clinical work.
Review
“Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents is an eminently practical book, giving clear guidelines on assessing and treating youngsters who express a wish to end their lives, and involving their families as the central resource is preventing this tragedy. It will be invaluable to both experienced clinicians and novices alike.”
- Alan Carr, professor, University College Dublin, and associate editor of the Journal of Family Therapy
“This book is an absolute must read for those who would work with youth. This respected scholar draws from the experiences found in his distinguished career to clearly explain the dynamics of the suicidal youth experience. His conceptualization of these issues within Hill’s ABCX stress model is to be commended for its clarity and usefulness in addressing the needs of these young people.”
- Thomas P. Gullotta, CEO, Child and Family Agency and editor emeritus of the Journal of Primary Prevention
"The book offers an informative and personally told story, bringing together scholarship and meaningful glimpses into the thought process of suicidal youth. Written in an understandable, friendly, and practical style, it will appeal to those in clinical practice, as well as to graduate-level students pursuing clinical work." - Jonathan Kroll, Book Review Editor of Family Therapy - The Journal of the California Graduate School of Family Psychology
"[Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents] offers a developmentally sensitive, clinically nuanced, and ethically responsible compendium of a coherent synthesis of strategies. The text is also noteworthy for its helpful discussions of therapist issues that potentially affect the ability of a therapist to work effectively with suicidal adolescents or their families. This comination makes the Jurich text a good primer for early career clinicians working with this target population and a nice refresher for the more experienced clinician as well. "
"As a whole, this is a valuable resource for clinicans working with adolescents. Because of its high incidence and critical nature of suicidality in this population, it is an always timely topic for those engaged in this area of practice."
-William L. Hathaway, PsycCRITIQUES, Volume 53, Issue 40
"…provides a fantastic foundation for all mental health practitioners working with adolescents. This book provides a thorough framework for understanding factors surrounding adolescent suicide and for working with suicidal adolescents and their families…Jurich blends research, practice, and developmental concepts of adolescence in a well-balanced, integrative approach that would assist clinicians at any developmental level to more effectively serve clients dealing with this sensitive yet often under-recognized issue … Jurich makes an important contribution to the mental health field by broaching such a sensitive issue in a way that is readily applicable by practitioners…The richness of this book lies in the summation of Jurich’s years of clinical experience and research focus with suicidal adolescents."
– Matthew Brosi and Julianna Weaver, Death Studies

Series: DVD Workshop Series on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
DVD-ROM  $ 29.30 - 47.95
Publisher: Routledge; Dvdr edition (December 23, 2013)
Language: English

Suicide Risk Assessment and Formulation in Children and Adolescents: A Workshop for Clinicians (DVD Workshop Series on Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology) Dvdr Edition
by Cheryl King (Author)

In this workshop, Dr. King provides information on tools that can be used for suicide assessment for youth and describes how to use the tools in clinical practice. She details the individual, familial, and school-related risk factors for suicide attempts and/or suicide in youth. Dr. King also describes how to integrate and prioritize information from the assessment procedure. She highlights clinically useful assessment tools such as the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-JR, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Case examples are used to demonstrate the skills needed to devise a solid formulation. Runtime: 121 minutes.
Cheryl King, PhD, is Director of the Youth Depression and Suicide Prevention Program in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan.








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