title: Childhood suicidal behavior. A developmental perspective.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the sociocultural and psychosocial features and implications for treatment of prepubertal suicidal children. It provides cross-sectional and longitudinal information about specific risk factors of prepubertal suicidal behavior with a focus on how these factors also predict future suicidal behavior. A developmental focus addresses issues of cognitive and emotional immaturity as related to early onset suicidal behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University College of Medicine, Ithaca, New York, USA.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pfeffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention