Out of Options
A Cognitive Model of Adolescent Suicide and Risk-Taking

This book looks at suicidal and risk-taking behaviour.

Kate Sofronoff (Author), Len Dalgleish (Author), Robert Kosky (Author)

9780521812382, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 August 2004

222 pages, 15 b/w illus. 5 tables
23.5 x 16.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.439 kg

"Represents a thoroughly and thoughtfully examined conceptualization and proposed solution to the problem of adolescent suicide and risk-taking. The model is tremendously useful, practical, and solution focused....highly relevant and valuable to the profession of psychology. This book is recommended for researchers of developmental and cognitive psychology and for clinicians pursuing work in the area of child, adolescent, and family practice." Contemporary Psychology

This book tackles an area of adolescent behavior that presents a significant challenge for parents, teachers and professionals the world over. Whilst much has been written on the topic of adolescent suicide we see continued high rates throughout industrialized nations. The overlap between suicidal behaviors and other forms of serious risk-taking is a relatively new avenue of research and gives insight into the motivations of some adolescents. The cognitive model developed and evaluated in this book provides further insight into the progression from early problems faced by young people to the serious outcomes of suicide and risk-taking. The model allows us to suggest points of intervention for young people and to demonstrate that whilst there are overlapping features, attempts to intervene would target different problem areas for suicidal adolescents than for risk-taking adolescents.

Preface
Introduction
1. Adolescent suicide: an overview of the epidemiology
2. Risk and predisposing factors in adolescent suicide
3. Emotional problems and adolescent suicide
4. Adolescent suicide: cognitive variables
5. Adolescent risk-taking: an overview
6. Risk and predisposing factors in adolescent risk-taking
7. Adolescent risk-taking: cognitive variables
8. An integrated model of suicide and risk-taking
an evaluation of the S/RT model: 9. Depressed and problem behavior adolescents
10. Suicide attempts and risk-takers
11. The impact of cognitive variables as mediators
12. Clinical implications: the development of problem solving
13. Clinical implications: prevention.

Subject Areas: Clinical psychology [MMJ], Psychiatry [MMH], Health psychology [MBNH9]