ABSTRACT
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescence in the United States. In addition, nonfatal forms of suicidal behavior are the most common reasons for the psychiatric hospitalization of adolescents in many countries (Center for Disease Control 1994). About 1600 youngsters, age 15-19, committed suicide in the United States in 2001; 3.4 million youngsters in this age group seriously considered suicide; 1.7 million made a suicide attempt; and 590,000 made a suicide attempt suf”ciently
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