Personality Commonalities among Adolescent Suicide - Literature review Example

Download file to see previous pages Adolescent Suicide has been an increasing health problem throughout the world.  In many countries, suicide rates have been gradually increasing. Since the 1950s, adolescent suicide has tripled.  Multiple factors seem to be related to self-harm in adolescents.

In a research article written by Fleischmann, Bertolote, Belfer & Beautrais, 2005 they reexamined past research that showed the presence and distribution of mental disorders in cases of completed suicide among young people worldwide.

A second research study was investigated that performed longitudinal studies to see if traits in adolescents and adults were similar to one another pertaining to suicidal behavior. The research was completed in a five-year span. In the research study performed by Goldston,

A third research study by Douglas, Belfrage, Edens, Herbozo & Poythres (2006) was completed to investigate if specific behavioral aspects of a psychopath, such as interpersonal-affective, manipulatives, and lack of remorse, are related to suicidal behavior.

Adolescent Suicide has been an increasing health problem throughout the world. In many countries, suicide rates have been gradually increasing. Since the 1950s, adolescent suicide has tripled. Multiple factors seem to be related to self-harm in adolescents. Some examples include depression, hopelessness, psychological pain, aggression, and anxiety. In this paper, the task of finding common personality traits is investigated. It is hypothesized that there are certain personality characteristics in adolescents that are contributing factors when the adolescents attempt to self-harm or commit suicide. This document is a description of three research studies that attempt to illustrate and support this hypothesis.

In a research article written by Fleischmann, Bertolote, Belfer & Beautrais, 2005 they reexamined past research that showed the presence and distribution of mental disorders in cases of completed suicide among young people worldwide. ...Download file to see next pagesRead More