Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Correctional Health Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 222-242

  Stokes, Marquita L ^a   McCoy, Kathleen P ^a   Abram, Karen M ^a   Byck, Gayle R ^a   Teplin, Linda A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

detainees; juvenile justice; suicidal behavior; suicidal ideation; suicide attempts

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRISON; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; PRISONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84931029140     PISSN: 10783458     EISSN: 19405200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078345815587001     Document Type: Article

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