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ISBN-10:: 0199950709
ISBN-13:: 9780199950706
Pub. Date:: 11/12/2014
Publisher:: Oxford University Press

ISBN-10:: 0199950709
ISBN-13:: 9780199950706
Pub. Date:: 11/12/2014
Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Youth Suicide and Bullying: Challenges and Strategies for Prevention and Intervention

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High profile media reports of young people committing suicide after experiencing bullying have propelled a national conversation about the nature and scope of this problem and the means to address it. Specialists have long known that involvement in bullying in any capacity (as the victim or as the perpetrator) is associated with higher rates of suicidal ideation and behaviors, but evidence about which bullying subtype is at greatest risk is more mixed. For instance, some studies have shown that the association between suicidal ideation and bullying is stronger for targets of bullying than perpetrators. However, another study found that after controlling for depression, the association was strongest for perpetrators. Similar disagreement persists with regard to gender disparities relating to bullying and self-harm, for instance.

Youth Suicide and Bullying presents an authoritative review of the science demonstrating the links between these two major public health concerns alongside informed discussion and evidence-based recommendations. The volume provides sound, scientifically grounded, and effective advice about bullying and suicide at every level: national, state, and community. Chapters provide details on models of interpersonal aggression; groups at risk for both bullying and suicide (such as sexual minorities); the role of stigma; family, school, and community-based youth bullying and suicide prevention programs, and more. Each chapter concludes with recommendations for mental health providers, educators, and policymakers. Compiling knowledge from the most informed experts and providing authoritative research-based information, this volume supports efforts to better understand and thereby reduce the prevalence of victimization and suicide.

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ISBN-13:	9780199950706
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/12/2014
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Sales rank:	445,267
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Peter Goldblum, PhD, MPH, is a Professor of Psychology at Palo Alto University, where he is Co-Director of the Multicultural Suicide Research Center and the Center for LGBTQ Evidence-based Applied Research (CLEAR). He received the APA Division 44 Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training Award in 2013.

Dorothy L. Espelage, PhD, is the Edward William Gutgsell and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has conducted research on bullying, homophobic name-calling, teen sexual and dating violence, bully prevention programs, and the overlap between various forms of youth violence for 20 years

Joyce Chu, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology at Palo Alto University, where she co-leads the Multicultural Suicide Research Center and the Ethnic Minority Mental Health Research Group. Her work is focused around depression and suicide in ethnic minority adult and geriatric populations.

Bruce Bongar, PhD, ABPP, is the Calvin Professor of Psychology at the Pacific Graduate School of Psychology at Palo Alto University, and Consulting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Bongar's current scholarly and research projects include clinical and legal standards of care in working with the suicidal patient, the investigation and prevention of suicide in active duty military and veteran populations, bullying and suicide, and multicultural approaches to the assessment, management and treatment of the suicidal patient.

Part I. Overview: State of the Science and Current Challenges

1. Facing the Challenges of Preventing Youth Suicide and Bullying
Peter Goldblum, Dorothy L. Espelage, Joyce Chu, Bruce Bongar, Samantha Pflum, and Lisa De La Rue

2. Comment Chapter: Bullying and Suicide Prevention: Taking a Balanced Approach that Is Scientifically Informed
Jeffrey Duong and Catherine P. Bradshaw

Part II. Defining the Problem: Prevalence, Predictors, and Protectors

3. Suicidal Risk as a Function of Bullying and Other Victimization Exposures
Melissa K. Holt

4. Bullying and Mental Health
Amanda B. Nickerson and Toni Orrange Torchia

5. Suicidal Ideation and Bullying: An Ecological Examination of Community Impact
Pamela Orpinas and Arthur M. Horne

6. Psychiatric Models of Bullying Involvement: The Impact of Perceived Psychiatric Illness on Victims, Bullies, and Bully-Victims
Andrew Edmund Slaby and Samantha Pflum

7. Cyberbullying and Suicide: Is There a Link? What are the Roles of Traditional Bullying and the Media?
Sheri Bauman

Part III. Cultural Perspectives

8. The Connection between Bullying and Suicide in Ethnic Minority Populations
Teceta Thomas Tormala, Iulia I. Ivan, Rebecca Floyd, and Leonard C. Beckum

9. Cultural Competence and Prevention Programming
Cynthia Hudley

10. Suicide Ideation Among Sexual Minority Youth: The Effects of Bullying and Possible Protective Factors
Paul Poteat and Ian Rivers

11. Suicide Risk among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Youth
Rylan J. Testa and Michael L. Hendricks

12. The Relation between Suicidal Ideation and Bullying Victimization in a National Sample of Transgender and Non-Transgender Adolescents
Michele L. Ybarra, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and Joseph Kosciw

Part IV. Explanatory Models

13. Social Psychological Model of Adolescent Suicide
Christopher D. Corona, David A. Jobes, and Alan L. Berman

14. Bullying as a Sociocultural Pathway to Suicide
Joyce Chu, Johnson Ma, Bruce Bongar, and Peter Goldblum

15. Minority Stress and Suicide in Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
Ilan H. Meyer, David M. Frost, and Sheila Nezhad

Part V. Educational Approaches

16. Bullying, Rejection, and Isolation: Lessons Learned from Classroom Peer Ecology Studies
Handrea Anita Logis and Philip C. Rodkin

17. The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Efforts to Address Risks Associated with Suicide and Suicide-Related Behaviors
Susan P. Limber, Jane Riese, Marlene J. Snyder, and Dan Olweus

18. School-Wide Bully Prevention Programs and Social-Emotional Learning Approaches to Preventing Bullying and Peer Victimization
Dorothy L. Espelage, Lisa De La Rue, and Sabina Low

19. Welcoming Schools: LGBT and Gender Inclusive Bullying Prevention in Elementary Schools
Kim Westheimer and Laura Szalacha

20. The LET's CONNECT Intervention: Targeting Social Connectedness, Bullying, and Youth Suicide Risk
Cheryl A. King, Polly Y. Gipson, and Kiel Opperman

Part VI. Public Health Approaches

21. National and State-Level Approaches to Youth Suicide and Bullying Prevention
Dewey Cornell and Roxana Marachi

22. Bullying, Suicide, and the Media
Whitney Bliss, Samantha Pflum, Laura Sciacca, and Peter Goldblum

23. The Mental Health Consequences of Antibullying Policies
Mark L. Hatzenbuehler, Jennifer Hirsch, Richard Parker, Constance Nathanson, and Amy Fairchild

Part VII. Conclusions and Future Directions

24. Comment Chapter: Adapting Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents (IPT-A) for Adolescents Who Engage in Bullying Behaviors and Are at Risk for Suicide
Anat Brunstein Klomek and Laura Mufson

25. Developing an Ecological Approach to Address Challenges of Youth Bullying and Suicide: Recommendations for Research, Practice, Policy, and Training
Dorothy L. Espelage, Peter Goldblum, Joyce Chu, Bruce Bongar, Lisa De La Rue, and Samantha Pflum

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Editorial Reviews

"If you're seeking a comprehensive understanding of bullying and youth suicide-and detailed presentation of exemplary prevention and intervention programs-this is it. This book addresses all levels of the biopsychosocial model with exquisite rigor and clarity. It will serve as a guiding light in the fields of psychology, education, and public health." —Robert-Jay Green, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Clinical Psychology PhD Program, and Founder and Senior Research Fellow, Rockway Institute for LGBT Psychology & Public Policy, California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, San Francisco
"This book is a masterful and timely review of our current understanding of the complex links between bullying and suicide and a 'must read' for both scholars and practitioners who deal with these challenges. The chapters are comprehensive in coverage and broad in scope, with efforts to understand the links between bullying and suicide for both perpetrators and victims. The authors provide a critical review of the empirical research to date and consider multiple theoretical models for understanding the mechanisms underlying the identified links between bullying and suicide; the book also addresses both implications and applications for critical stakeholders, with particular focus on education and public health. This volume provides readers with an in-depth understanding of what we know and what we don't yet understand about how bullying can lead to suicide, informing both research and practice in the field." —Shelley Hymel, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
"As one of the leading causes of death among young people, youth suicide is a serious public health problem, and the association of bullying with youth suicide is of growing interest. As a child and adolescent psychiatry trainee, I particularly appreciated the detailed literature review of the relationship between bullying and youth suicide, the discussions of the various models of suicide, and recommendations for mental health providers in most of the chapters. This book is likely to be most helpful for individuals working with schools, communities, research, or institutions involved in the assessment, intervention, and other developments involving bullying." —Soo Lee, PsycCRITIQUES

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Reviewer: Soo Lee, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: Each chapter of this book on bullying and its relationship to youth suicide is written by experts in their respective fields and discusses current knowledge, dilemmas, and recommendations.
Purpose: This book aims to help improve collaboration and communication among all disciplines (educational, medical, and public services) involved in the intervention, identification, and management of bullying and suicide in youth. Along with evidence-based recommendations, the book ultimately aims to help in the development of more effective models and interventions with multidisciplinary collaboration. This book proposes to achieve this aim by reviewing the current literature on youth suicide and bullying.
Audience: The authors target parents, schoolteachers, school administrators, medical providers, mental health providers, policy makers, and researchers.
Features: The book reviews the epidemiology, risk and protective factors, and various theoretical models of suicide, including the Social-Psychological Model, Sociocultural Model, and Minority Model. It carefully defines and discusses bullying, its risk factors, and its relationship with psychiatric disorders and youth suicide. Several chapters discuss suicidal behavior and bullying in sexual minorities in particular. Chapters cover relevant studies, point out gaps in knowledge, and make recommendations for parents, schools, health professionals, and policy makers. The authors also cover important anti-bullying interventions implemented in schools and their results. The discussion extends to past public interventions including multilevel policies, their limitations, and barriers. There is some overlap among chapters, but if this book is generally used as a reference, this overlap is acceptable.
Assessment: As one of the leading causes of death among young people, youth suicide is a serious public health problem, and the association of bullying with youth suicide is of growing interest. As a child and adolescent psychiatry trainee, I particularly appreciated the detailed literature review of the relationship between bullying and youth suicide, the discussions of the various models of suicide, and recommendations for mental health providers in most of the chapters. This book is likely to be most helpful for individuals working with schools, communities, research, or institutions involved in the assessment, intervention, and other developments involving bullying.

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