title: Adolescent Suicide: Assessment of Risk, Prevention, and Treatment.
abstract: The enormity of the problem of adolescent suicide-attempts and completions-mandates that each attempt be evaluated with the context of the adolescent's social, psychological, and biological history. The assessment of risk, including the mental status exam, and prevention and treatment are covered.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric and Adult Psychologists, 1776 East Broad St., Columbus, OH 43203, USA.
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tishler