Coping Strategies and Family Functionality in Youths with or Without Suicide Attempts

Fidan T., CEYHUN H., Kirpinar I.

NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY, vol.48, no.3, pp.195-200, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 48 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/npa.y5785
  • Journal Name: NOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.195-200
  • Keywords: Coping strategies, family functionality, suicide, adolescent, ADOLESCENTS, DEPRESSION
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Youths' ineffective strategies for coping with stress, which are not geared towards generating solutions, and lack of familial social support may easily lead to suicide attempts. In this study, the coping strategies employed by suicidal youths and the functionality of the family are investigated.