There was nothing which could stop me! Case report of an imitation suicideby a 14-yearold girl

Authors
Becker, K Schmidt, MH
Citation
K. Becker et Mh. Schmidt, There was nothing which could stop me! Case report of an imitation suicideby a 14-yearold girl, Z KIND JUG, 29(2), 2001, pp. 127-135
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry
Journal title
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR KINDER-UND JUGENDPSYCHIATRIE UND PSYCHOTHERAPIE
ISSN journal
14224917 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
127 - 135
Database
ISI
SICI code
1422-4917(200105)29:2<127:TWNWCS>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
We present the case of a 14-yearold girl who imitated the railway suicide o f her boyfriend as a problem-solving strategy. Theories about the etiology of suicide behavior, particularly among vulnerable adolescents, are discuss ed.