PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUICIDAL TEENAGER PERSONALITY
Abstract
The paper is dedicated to one of the most topical issues of our time – the growing trend of teenagers’ suicidal behaviour. The authors describe the multidimensional nature of the causes, highlighting the most important ones for committing suicide. They present the data of psychological research into a group of teenagers with suicidal behaviour and analyze the specific psychological characteristics identified in the examined group of people. The paper shows that among causes of suicidal behaviour, the most important are psychological. Timely detection of the psychological characteristics of suicides helps the specialist realize the client’s problems. Also it helps in designing and implementing programs of psychological intervention.
About the Authors
N. V. Dmitrieva
St.-Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work
Russian Federation
Natalia V. Dmitrieva – Doctor of Psychology, Professor at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Deviant Behaviour
Russian Federation
Natalia V. Dmitrieva – Doctor of Psychology, Professor at the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology of Deviant Behaviour
Ts. P. Korolenko
Novosibirsk State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Tsezar P. Korolenko – Doctor of Medicine, Professor at the Department of Psychiatry
Russian Federation
Tsezar P. Korolenko – Doctor of Medicine, Professor at the Department of Psychiatry
L. V. Levina
Ust-Kamenogorsk branch of Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics
Russian Federation
Larisa V. Levina – Candidate of Psychology, Assistant Professor at the Department of Law and General Subjects
Russian Federation
Larisa V. Levina – Candidate of Psychology, Assistant Professor at the Department of Law and General Subjects
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Dmitrieva N.V., Korolenko Ts.P., Levina L.V. PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUICIDAL TEENAGER PERSONALITY. SibScript. 2015;(1-1):127-134. (In Russ.)
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