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Children are under enormous pressure to succeed and to be popular - and they pay an awful price for success, as rising depression and suicide rates show. This book gives parents the information, advice and support they need to help protect the lives of their children.
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No five–year–old child would try to kill himself, right?
Contrary to popular belief, young children do get seriously depressed, and many try to kill themselves. Each day more than one thousand teenagers try to kill themselves, and every ninety minutes one succeeds. There is also a dramatic upswing in the number of children aged five to foutreen who try to take theeir own lives.
but there is help for parents whose children are depressed and may be suicidal. In Helping Your Child Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Shamoo and Patros show parents:
How to lear to talk, listen, and communicate effectively with a depressed child
What situations can cause a child or adolescent to wish to commit suicide\\
What signs to watch for
Myths and misinformation about suicide
How to determine the risk of suicide
How to intervene
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Contrary to popular belief, young children do get seriously depressed, and many try to kill themselves. Each day more than one thousand teenagers try to kill themselves, and every ninety minutes one succeeds. There is also a dramatic upswing in the number of children aged five to foutreen who try to take theeir own lives.
but there is help for parents whose children are depressed and may be suicidal. In Helping Your Child Cope with Depression and Suicidal Thoughts Shamoo and Patros show parents:
How to lear to talk, listen, and communicate effectively with a depressed child
What situations can cause a child or adolescent to wish to commit suicide\\
What signs to watch for
Myths and misinformation about suicide
How to determine the risk of suicide
How to intervene
TONIA K. SHAMOO Ph.D., is a psychologist in private practice specializing in suicide and depression and a psychological consultant for the Durham, Connecticut, Board of Education. PHILIP G. PATROS is a practicing psychologist and professor emeritus at Southern Connecticut State University.
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- PublisherMacmillan Publishing Co ,U.S.
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0029284554
- ISBN 13 9780029284551
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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