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Suicide in Children: Predictive Factors, 2002.
Study examining whether there are recurring factors which could help in early detection of potential suicidal behavior in children and young adults.
3,654 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 101.95
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The first part of this paper examines the current research investigating predictors of suicide in young people. To this end, three categories of suicide predictor research are examined: studies using clinical samples; studies using non-clinical samples; and studies comparing predictors of clinical and non-clinical samples. The second part of this paper examines both one tragic youth who committed suicide in front of his classmates as well as the issues faced by youth suicide in one major county. The review ends with the formulation of several conclusions concerning factors that assist in predicting suicide risk in young people.
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"What variables place children and adolescents at risk for suicide? Some researchers have searched for the answer to this question by investigating clinical samples. In one such study, Lipschitz, Winegar, Nicholoau, Hartnick, Wolfson and Southwick (1999) assessed suicide risk in 34 boys and 37 girls who were inpatients in psychiatric hospitals.
About 51 percent of sample patients had attempted suicide. Findings of the study indicated that those who had attempted suicide were significantly more likely to be female, to report sexual, physical, and emotional abuse, and to, themselves, endorse emotional neglect as a method of rearing children. In an effort to determine the magnitude of the different effects exerted by predictor variables, Lipschitz et. al (1999) conducted a multivariate analysis, which revealed that female gender, sexual abuse, and emotional neglect remained significant predictors of both self-mutilation behavior and suicidal ideation. Based on these findings, Lipschitz and associates concluded that emotional neglect was one of the more powerful predictors of suicidal behavior in hospitalized adolescents than physical abuse, emotional abuse, and physical neglect."
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Suicide in Children and Adolescents, 2002.
An examination of predictive factors.
3,600 words (approx. 14.4 pages), 14 sources, $ 127.95
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Examines predictive factors. Increase of suicide in young people. Current studies and research into predictors of suicide. Factors that place youth at-risk. Profille of a child or adolescent most likely to commit suicide. Also examines one teenager who committed suicide in front of his classmates & issues of youth suicide in Los Angeles County, 1998-1999.
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"Suicide in Children: Predictive Factors
Introduction
According to Hill (1998), of the 300,000 people who attempt suicide every year, about 10 percent succeed. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in kids under 15 years of age; and about one in every ten teenagers will attempt to commit suicide before they finish high school.
Moreover, since 1950 suicide among young people has increased by 250 percent and is showing signs of continuing to increase (Hill, 1998). In Los Angeles county alone in one year, youth suicide climbed 80 percent (Rivera 2001). These alarming statistics highlight the importance of the need to fully understand the factors that contribute to suicide among youth.
The first part of this paper examines the current research..."
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Suicide In Children, 1999.
Predictive factors, incidence, causes, technical research, risk factors, developmental aspects, gender and profiling.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 13 sources, $ 95.95
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According to Hill (1998), of the 300,000 people who attempt suicide every year, about 10 percent succeed. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in kids under 15 years of age; and about one in every ten teenagers will attempt to commit suicide before they finish high school.
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"SUICIDE IN CHILDREN: PREDICTIVE FACTORS
Introduction
According to Hill (1998), of the 300,000 people who attempt suicide every year, about 10 percent succeed. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in kids under 15 years of age; and about one in every ten teenagers will attempt to commit suicide before they finish high school.
Moreover, since 1950 suicide among young people has increased by 250 percent and is showing signs of continuing to increase (Hill, 1998). These alarming statistics highlight the importance of the need to fully understand the factors that are contributive to suicide among youth.
The purpose of this paper was to examine the current research investigating for predictors of suicide in young people."
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Predictability in Children's Literature, 2002.
Discusses the themes of predictability in "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll and "Nobody in Particular", by Molly Bang.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper will discuss "Alice in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll and "Nobody in Particular" by Molly Bang. The themes of predictability in a "Alice in Wonderland" will be revealed, as well as the notions of unpredictability in the Bang book. Both of these books are seen as 'children's' books, but the obvious crossover of themes makes their situations more adult than we would expect. By understanding the themes in both of these books, we can have a better understanding of what may be deemed a 'children's' book and one that may cater more to adult issues.
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Youth Suicide, 2002.
Examines the predictive factors in suicide among children and youth.
3,641 words (approx. 14.6 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 101.95
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Of the 300,000 people who attempt suicide every year in the United States, about 10 percent succeed. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in children under 15 years of age; and about one in every ten teenagers will attempt to commit suicide before they finish high school.
Moreover, since 1950, suicide among young people has increased by 250 percent and the number is climbing. In Los Angeles county alone in one year, youth suicide climbed 80 percent. These alarming statistics highlight the importance of the need to fully understand the factors that contribute to suicide among youth. The first part of this paper examines the current research investigating predictors of suicide in young people. To this end, three categories of suicide predictor research are examined: Studies using clinical samples; studies using non-clinical samples and studies comparing predictors of clinical and non-clinical samples. The second part of this paper examines the story of one tragic youth who committed suicide in front of his classmates, as well as the issues faced by youth suicide in one major county. The review ends with the formulation of several conclusions concerning factors that assist in predicting suicide risk in young people.
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"Hutchings (1998) has suggested that another factor that may place children and adolescents at higher risk of suicide is if they witness domestic violence in their homes. In her study of a small sample of adolescents, Hutchings observed that adolescents who witness violence in the home are at an increased risk of trying to handle their own problems using violent methods; probably because their parents have modeled this behavior. Being at increased risk of using violence as a mechanism for coping, Hutchings feels that these teens could well be at increased risk of handling pain via suicide."
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Factors Contributing to the Rate of Suicide, 2007.
An examination of the factors contributing to and impacting the increasing rate of suicide.
2,022 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper analyzes the factors that are responsible for mental disorders and the rise in suicide cases. The paper considers the socio-economic conditions in a country, such as education level, occupational status, income source and employment status. It also compares the differences between male and female suicide rates. The paper then looks at whether medical diagnosis and treatment impact the rate of suicide attempts.
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"According to research, immigration activities are also directly related to the suicide activities, such practices are mainly linked with the economic collapse of the immigrants in their new country. It is believed that cultural disparity, and lowered integration are linked with the rising suicide cases among the immigrants. A reported based on multiple regression analysis indicated that incidence of suicide are directly related with the immigration activities, it affected 'two control variables, the proportion of the population over 65, and female participation in the labor force'. It was observed that a single percent rise in immigration is responsible for 0.13% increase in the suicide attempts. It was believed that 'our control variables are somewhat more important than the rate of long term immigration' (Durkheim, 1933)."
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Antidepressants And Suicide, 2006.
Examines the link between antidepressants and suicide in children and adolescents.
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 30.95
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The number of suicides over the past 20 years, in the United States, has exceeded the number of deaths from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The paper shows that, recently, concern has been expressed regarding the connection between the use of antidepressant drugs and suicide. Over the last two years, thanks to pressure from the public, politicians and regulatory agencies, pharmaceutical companies have released internal data regarding popular antidepressant drugs, used to treat children and adolescents, showing that not only are they not as effective as some had hoped, but they also may be quite dangerous. The paper shows that drugs such as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Lexapro, Wellbutrin, and a few others have critics worried that their usage may cause suicidal impulses. This dangerous link may compound the possibility of suicide for individuals already at a high risk, due to their depression.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Antidepressant Use and Effectiveness
Antidepressants and Suicide in Children and Adolescents
Conclusion
References
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"By March 2004, the FDA announced a request to manufacturers of ten of the leading antidepressant drugs to strengthen their "Warnings" section on their packaging inserts. They asked manufacturers "to encourage close observation for worsening depression or the emergence of suicidal thinking and behavior" ("Questions and answers", 2004), for both adults and children. The FDA furthermore noted the possibility of discontinuing medication for patients whose depression worsened or who developed suicidal impulses."
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Adolescent Depression and Suicide, 2005.
A discussion of various forms of teenage depression and resulting suicide.
4,878 words (approx. 19.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 124.95
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This paper examines why it is important to look at the problem of adolescent depression and suicide from the perspective of the different kinds of disorders that cause it. The writer claims that there is a need to study the ways that these disorders can be managed so that the depression can be reduced and the risk of suicide lessened. In order to do that, the paper examines major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder. It also includes a literature review that deals with treatment, including various approaches that are being used or have been used in the past to treat depression and the risk of suicide in the adolescent population. Suicide also has a section devoted to it, dealing with the various risk factors and why adolescents choose to take their own lives. Prevention is also discussed, and the usefulness of the research findings are dealt with and tied into the recommendations that will have to be made for the future of this issue.
Introduction
Types of Mood Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder
Risk Factors in Major Depression
Dysthymic Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Literature Review - Treatment of Mood Disorders
Validity and Reliability of Studies
Psychodynamic Approaches
Behavioral Approaches
Biological Approaches
Antidepressant Drugs
Drug Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Depression
Suicide
Why do Children and Adolescents Commit Suicide?
Who Commits Suicide?
Risk Factors for Suicide
How can Children/Adolescent Suicide be Prevented?
Usefulness in the Field of Social Work
How Useful are the Research Findings?
How Will These Findings Make a Difference for Practitioners?
Conclusion and Recommendations for Future Research
Works Cited
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"The different types of mood disorders are one of the most important things that should be discussed. These various mood disorders can all lead to depression. However, since depression can be caused by several things, it is vital that there is an understanding about the mood disorders, what they are, and what they mean for treatment options where adolescents are concerned. The first type of mood disorder is major depressive disorder. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is widely utilized to determine whether an individual may have major depressive disorder, and whether they have experienced a major depressive episode. An episode such as this can be indicated by various things, but generally it must have at least five of the following characteristics for two weeks or more: depressed mood; loss of interest or pleasure; significant weight or appetite change; insomnia or hypersomnia; psychomotor agitation or retardation; fatigue or loss of energy; feelings of inappropriate guilt or worthlessness; diminished ability to think or concentrate; and/or recurrent thoughts or death or suicide (Stanard, 2000)."
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Suicide Attempts in a Group of Tri-Ethnic Adolescents, 2002.
A comparison of the effect of risk and protective factors on suicide attempts in a group of tri-ethnic adolescents divided according to race, gender and age.
3,258 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This is a critique on a research paper about self-reported suicide attempts in a tri-ethnic group of adolescents. It evaluates and critiques a study performed on a group of students pertaining to adolescent suicide. This study examines the multiple factors affecting recent suicide attempts in adolescents from three different ethnic backgrounds. The resilience model is used to describe and analyze the relationships between these variables categorized according to sex, age and race.
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"Adolescent suicide is a major sociological dilemma and one that is growing with time. Past research shows that suicide is amongst the top three causes of death in 15-24 year olds and that this trend is multiplying rapidly in the younger age group. [Rew et al, 2001] Females have been shown to be more prone to attempt suicide and some ethnic minority groups seem to be more affected than others. Not only is this behavior a source of grief to the loved ones but its increasing pattern have also made it an important social, and medical issue. Previous studies have shown that both external and internal factors have a significant effect on the statistics relating to suicide. Data has been collected to show that physical and sexual abuses have a significant relationship to an increase in suicide attempts.[Rew et al, 2001] Feelings of depression, hopelessness and inadequacy are also associated factors to adolescent suicide. It has been seen however that even if these factors are present suicide attempts can be avoided by the influence of social values, religious influences, and peer support or social activities."
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Adolescent Suicide, 2004.
In-depth study of adolescent suicide among minorities.
18,086 words (approx. 72.3 pages), 94 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper studies the research available on the problem of suicide among minority youth. The paper looks at the possible causes of suicide, methods of prevention, risk factors, characteristics of people with suicidal tendencies, gender differences in suicide attempts, and a host of other pertinent aspects. The paper also dispels some of the myths surrounding the causes of suicide and considers the question of whether suicide can, at times, be acceptable.
Discussion of Adolescent Suicide in General
Theories of Minority Suicide
Risk Factors
Economic Status
Undiagnosed Mental Health Issues
Time, Season, Weather, and Suicide
Protective Factors
Preventing Suicide
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"One innovative theory on the subject of minority suicide is that, the complexity of suicide from the logical point of view remains unsettled. Neither common sense nor clinical psychopathology has established a fundamental or even a firmly experiential solution. Freud had made a similar declaration in 1918 in abridging a psychoanalytic conference on suicide in Vienna. Theories of suicide have not undergone enough magnification. Maybe the most that has been accomplished in the last twenty years has been a more happy unification of the sociologic and psychoanalytic information, as well as, augmented recognition that suicide is more a number of conditions than a separate psychologic entity."
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Suicide Bombers: Who Are They?, 2007.
This paper studies the psychology and mindset of a suicide bomber.
2,508 words (approx. 10.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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The paper examines various factors including the etiology of an average suicide, the history of suicide attacks, how suicide bombings are committed and the profile of a suicide bomber. The paper also discusses cultural support for suicide bombings, the correlation between finances and suicide bombings and the relationship between political freedom and suicide bombings. The paper shows how there is no single profile for a suicide bomber. The paper relates that it looks like the most significant factor for creating a suicide bomber is that he or she come from a culture that supports martyrdom. The paper also reveals that the most important elements in creating a suicide bomber appear to be feelings of oppression combined with a lack of political freedom.
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"Since 9-11, there have been several, competing theories, in which people have attempted to explain the psychology of the suicide bomber. Some people maintain that suicide bombers do not differ significantly from other people who commit suicide, and are marked by behaviors indicative of depression. However, there is little evidence to support such claims. In fact, more recent studies tend to suggest that suicide bombers do not suffer from an underlying affective disorder like depression, which would lead them to engage in suicidal behavior. Furthermore, there is no evidence that suicide bombers, at least at the time of recruitment, suffer from any type of psychopathology that would distinguish them from the general population."
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Emile Durkheim- 'Suicide', 2002.
A term paper summarizing Durkheims "suicide". It is a paper that paraphrases what Durkheim actually meant when he wrote Suicide. Each paragraph covers Egotistic, Anomie, and Alturistic suicide.
1,876 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 60.95
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This essay focuses on the work of Durkheim entitled "Suicide. " The author attempts to understand Durkheim's work, the role of sociology in suicide, the ambiguity surrounding the definition of suicide and the forms of suicide.
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Suicide, Durkheim's third major work is of importance as it was his first attempt to bring empiricism into Sociology. Empiricism would provide a sociological explanation for phenomena such as suicide, which was traditionally regarded as restrictively psychological or biological. Durkheim defined the role of Sociology as comparable to Biology in natural science. Both disciplines study the normal or abnormal characteristics of phenomena, which affect the strength, or weakness of the organism. Sociology's main focus is to "study facts external to the individual" (Thompson 1985:92). When the term suicide comes to mind, we do not automatically link it with Sociology. Suicide can be argued to be a mental state, which is reserved mostly for the discipline of psychology. Durkheim looks at how this perceived mental state can be brought into Sociology by looking at elements such as family, occupations and social ties, all of which are a part of society and the root of Sociology. These elements are "always contemporaneous with some crisis which temporarily affects the social state" (Thompson 1985:95). Looking at society's groups, Durkheim noted that each "population had its own suicide rate, and that this rate is more constant than the general mortality".
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Suicide, 2008.
A comparison of the arguments of Immanuel Kant in "Suicide and Duty" and David Hume in "Of Suicide."
1,578 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper presents David Hume's argument against suicide as described in "Of Suicide." It discusses his arguments based on God's plan for human beings and the establishment of immutable laws that cannot be transgressed, although he does defend suicide in certain scenarios. It then discusses Immanuel Kant's argument against suicide in "Suicide and Duty" and his position that suicide can never be justified.
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"Kant (1930) provides the strongest position on the immorality of suicide. Although Hume (1874) defends suicide in certain cases, he based his entire argument in God's plan for human beings and the establishment of immutable laws that cannot be transgressed. Those laws are, in fact, providence, designed to protect human beings and guide them. The problem with Hume's (1874) argument is that in a universe that is completely controlled and determined by God, there is no choice for the human being. All that anyone can do is to accept and observe the laws. The whole argument depends on whether has faith in God. Kant's (1930) argument focuses on the human being as having a great deal of worth and as a person who is a moral agent. The person can commit suicide but the choice is made on the basis of a higher purpose which is that person's own purpose."
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Sociological Approach to Suicide, 2004.
An analysis of whether suicide is an individual phenomenon or a societal construct through an examination of Emile Durkheim's theory on suicide.
1,205 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper explains how, according to the functionalist theory described by Emile Durkheim, suicide rates are social facts based on other established social facts and thus have a sociological basis. The writer points out that, as suicide rates are social facts, Durkheim sets out to provide an empirical basis of social explanation regarding suicide, providing a far different account of trends than the previously perceived notion that suicide is based purely on individual or psychological reasons. It shows how the phenomenon of what actually motivates the occurrence of suicide can be examined from a social perspective, implicating society as a factor in stimulating an individual to commit suicide.
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"As Henslin explains in Down to Earth Sociology, the study of sociology proposes several different events. He explains, societies structure and nuances are interrelated, society is dynamic and defined in history, and individuals can flourish in society through a system of selection. Thus, sociologists like Durkheim study the dynamics of society to account for historical and social justifications, finding relevance in social outcomes. In the case of suicide, Durkheim defines it as, ?all cases of death resulting directly of indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself, which he knows will produce this result,? excluding accidental deaths from this scenario. Upon Durkheim?s functionalist analysis of suicide rates, factoring in demographics, he accounted for distinct trends in the consistency of the rates, noting a series of social sets implying a collective tendency toward the results. He narrowed his theory on societal influence on suicide rates to sets defined by deviations in social behavior or moral behavior."
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"Le Suicide", 2007.
An analysis of Emile Durkheim's theories on suicide, as presented in his book, "Le Suicide".
754 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses "Le Suicide," Emile Durkheim's reportedly "flawed masterpiece" on suicide which was published in 1897. The paper describes Durkheim's theories on anomic suicide and egoistic suicide and discusses how they differ. The paper discusses Durkheim's comparison of the relation to marriage's effect on suicide's frequency to anomic and egoistic suicides.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Flawed Masterpiece
Durkheim's Explanations
A, if not "The" Central Theme
In Light of Suicide's Darkness
Conclusion
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"In Le Suicide, Durkheim purported that anomic suicide transpires when a person's existence is destitute of restrictions and recognition and by other individuals in society. "Anomic suicides, as Durkheim described them, destroy themselves in remorse over their abandonment by society, for they cannot support the loneliness of anonymity." (Siebers)"
"Durkheim contended that egoistic suicide evolves from a person no longer being able to conclude he/she has a reason for living. Egoistic suicides radically reject society, as they are dramatically removed from the "normal social justifications of existence." Egoistic, as well as, anomic suicides reportedly stem from society's inadequate presence in a person or their larger persona. "'Egoistic suicide,'" Durkheim concludes, "'results from man's no longer finding a basis for existence in life'." (Ibid)"
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