Psychology Update — Childhood Suicide

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3 ARTICLES COVERING THE RECENT STUDIES OF SUICIDE IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS     TITLE     ARTICLE #1:  Pediatricians can help identify suicidal teens   DESCRIPTION “Suicide is the second-leading cause of death in adolescents ages 15 to 19 and the third-leading cause of death in children ages 10 to 14, [according to the… Read more »

Psychology Update — Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection

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TITLE Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection DESCRIPTION This article discusses two students at an ivy league school, whose distorted perceptions of themselves as failures, clashed with the high expectations placed upon them from their family life; theses students felt the “pressure of perfection.”   Though the students were bright, athletic, popular, they focused… Read more »

IN THE NEWS — 3 Articles Related to the Germanwings Crash and Suicide and Anxiety

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IN THE NEWS — 3 Articles Related to the Germanwings Crash and Suicide and Anxiety Article #1:  Co-Pilot in Germanwings Crash Hid Mental Illness From Employer, Authorities Say SOURCE New York Times, March 27, 2015, By Melissa Eddy, Dan Bilefsky, & Nicola Clark LINK TO RESOURCE (shortened URL)    http://tinyurl.com/pgphs34   Article #2:  Blocking the Paths… Read more »