Elements of Treatment for Suicidal Preadolescents

Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D.Authors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 41, Number 2

https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1987.41.2.172

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This paper outlines basic elements used in treatment of suicidal préadolescents, namely, having current knowledge of suicidal behavior, understanding a therapist’s reactions to a suicidal child, intervening to decrease risk factors, developing a network of people who are involved with a child, and establishing follow-up contacts.

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American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volume 41 • Number 2 • 1987, pp. 169–331

Pages: 172 - 184

PubMed: 3605451

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Published in print: 1987, pp. 169–331

Published online: 30 April 2018

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Cynthia R. Pfeffer, M.D.^†

White Plains, N.Y.

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Presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Suicidology, Toronto, Canada, April 1985.

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Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College; Chief, Child Psychiatry Inpatient Unit, New York Hospital-Westchester Division, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, N.Y. 10605.

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Elements of Treatment for Suicidal Preadolescents

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