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Babow, Irving; Rowe, Robin – Adolescence, 1990
In study of hospitalized suicidal youth, account of 16-year-old girl, diagnosed as schizophrenic, is analyzed to gain insight into family's role in suicidal career of adolescent preoccupied with death and dying, sleep, and drugs; the interplay of her construction of reality with her risk-taking, self-injurious way of life; and her perceived…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Case Studies, Death, Drug Use

Babow, Irving; Rowe, Robin – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1993
Presents case study of suicidal woman diagnosed as catatonic schizophrenic in state mental hospital. Account reveals much about woman's life history, suicide career, problems of living, needs for help, and perceptions of relevant systems. Proposed model would use parts of patient's story for preventive intervention regarding suicidal behavior and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Females, Interpersonal Competence, Intervention