The troubled teen: suicide, drug use, and running away.
The incidence and predisposing factors of suicide, drug use, and running away in adolescence are described with particular attention to teenage females. A description of common underlying themes and of steps for prevention and treatment is included.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010379:Peer Group; D012419:Runaway Behavior; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D000092864:Suicide Prevention