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Greenlee, Lynn Franklin, Jr. – 1987
In the 1960s suicide was the fifth leading cause of death among adolescents. In the 1980s suicide is second only to accidents as a cause of adolescent death. In their 1966 study of 50 adolescents who had attempted suicide, Teicher and Jacobs conceptualized suicide as the end product of progressive isolation from meaningful relationships. From…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Affiliation Need, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Competence
