Breaking Point - Softcover

Dorris S. Woods, Ph.D., RN, CS

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412085659 ISBN 13: 9781412085656

Publisher: Trafford Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Breaking Point captures the essence of teenage suicide and the "trigger" factors that cause it. Compelling new information with vignettes that remind us of each tragic loss.

About this title

About the Author

Dorris S. Woods, Ph.D., RN, CS, is a community mental health specialist. As a former associate professor, she lectured on psychiatry/mental health in the Department of Health and Human Services, California State University at Long Beach.

Dr. Woods has conducted workshops on in-patient adolescent therapy, studies into suicide, and has written numerous articles on child abuse, child safety and adolescent suicide.

Her publications include: "A Sharp Rise in Black Teenage Suicide," "Los Angeles Sentinel and The United Methodist Review," Bellringer, 2004; "Understanding Adolescent Suicide: A Desperate Response to Psychache," "Nurse Week," 1996; "Vulnerability as a Factor in Adolescent Suicide," "Los Angeles Sentinel," 1996; "Failure to Cope: A Handbook for Suicide Prevention," 1991.

Dr. Woods resides in Culver City, California with her dog, "Cookie." She welcomes comments and feedback from readers. You may contact her at P. O. Box 3093, Culver City, CA 90230.

Edition details

• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412085659
• ISBN 13: 9781412085656
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238