02671cam a22003252u 4500 5668019 BD-DhUL 20161211192330.0 he u||024|||| 080220s2010 enk ||| bs ||1 ||eng 9788132102991 5668019 ED439306 ERIC ericd eng BD-DhUL MvI BD-DhUL 616.858445 SUI Suicidal Behavior : assessment of people-at-risk / ed. Kumar, Updesh, Mandal, Manas K. London : Sage, 2010. xxv, 378p. : ill. ; 22 cm RS 895.00 Includes index. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the 10- to 19-year-old population in Oregon. The suicide rate has increased more than five-fold in the last three and one-half decades. This trend can be reversed by developing an understanding of the characteristics, behaviors, and events associated with suicide in at-risk youth. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is one tool available to identify suicidal ideation and behavior. Fifty high schools were randomly selected to participate in the survey. This report describes demographic, environmental, and behavioral characteristics associated with suicide attempts. Survey results determined that suicide is a persistent problem among Oregon's youth. Among those who attempt suicide, there is a spectrum of desires, from cries for help to death. Many youth are ambivalent about ending their lives, and would rather live if a solution could be found. There is a continuum of self-destructiveness that can be measured in adolescents, and these behaviors and characteristics relate to premature adult mortality. The best individual behavioral characteristics for identifying high school students at risk of making suicide attempts are injection drug use, frequent use of inhalants, tobacco or cocaine, and multiple pregnancies. Appendixes include: (1) acknowledgement of participating schools; (2) YRBS questionnaire; (3) risky behavior and the home environment; (4) statistics of suicide attempts and deaths, 1994-1996; and (5) school-based health centers. Ways to help prevent teen suicide and limitations of this study are discussed. (Contains 68 references, 13 figures, and 12 tables.) (JDM) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Suicidal behavior Risk factors Testing. Hurried Childhood Numerical/Quantitative Data. ericd Reports, Research. ericd Tests/Questionnaires. ericd Mandal, Manas K. ed. ddc BK 134204 134204 0 0 ddc 0 616_858445000000000_SUI 0 NFIC 252052 DUL DUL GEN 2014-05-12 Purchased 616.858445 SUI 482467 2016-12-11 1 2016-12-11 BK 0 0 ddc 0 616_858445000000000_SUI 0 NFIC 252053 DUL DUL GEN 2014-05-12 Purchased 616.858445 SUI 482468 2016-12-11 2 2016-12-11 BK