Tracy Cross

Suicide Among Gifted Children and Adolescents (eBook, ePUB)

Understanding the Suicidal Mind

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The updated second edition of Suicide Among Gifted Children and Adolescents explores the suicidal behavior of students with gifts and talents. It provides the reader with a coherent picture of what suicidal behavior is; clarifies what is known and what is unknown about it; shares two major theories of suicide with explanatory power; and offers an emerging model of the suicidal behavior of students with gifts and talents. In addition, the book includes chapters offering insight into the lived experience of students with gifts and talents, and what we can do to prevent suicide among gifted students, including creating caring communities and specific counseling strategies. It also provides a list of resources available to help.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sourcebooks
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781618216793
• Artikelnr.: 50004688

Autorenporträt

Tracy L. Cross holds an endowed chair, Jody and Layton Smith Professor of Psychology and Gifted Education, and is the Executive Director of the Center for Gifted Education at William and Mary.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword to the First Edition Preface Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 A
Brief History of Completed Suicides Chapter 3 Expanding the Epidemiological
Lens From Prevalence Rates to Correlates Chapter 4 Suicide Trajectory Model
and Psychache Chapter 5 Research on the Suicidal Behavior of Students With
Gifts and Talents Chapter 6 The Personal Experience of Students With Gifts
and Talents Chapter 7 Toward a Model of Suicidal Behavior for Students With
Gifts and Talents Chapter 8 Preventing Suicide Among Students With Gifts
and Talents: A School-Based Approach Chapter 9 Creating a Positive
Environment for Students With Gifts and Talents Chapter 10 Mental Health
Support for Distressed Students With Gifts and Talents Resources Additional
Suggested Readings References About the Authors