title: A subcultural theory of teenage suicide.
abstract: The concept of "subcultures" is applied to depressed and suicidal teenagers. A case example is presented of a group of five teenagers, three of whom killed themselves. The characteristics of the group members are described in order to pinpoint the defining values of a teenage suicidal subculture.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012306:Risk; D012919:Social Behavior; D012925:Social Conformity; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*