Citation

Johnson R. Adolescence 1978; 13(51): 461-482.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Libra Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

735917

Abstract

Self-mutilation and attempted suidcide among adolescent prisoners are explored in relation to concrete coping tests posed in prison and to self-esteem problems posed by failure of external (family) and internal (peer) support systems. Crisis sequences are traced using verbatim excerpts from interviews with self-destructive prisoners and conceptualized in terms of enduring adolescent needs and concerns. Some general observations regarding strategies of intervention with crisisprone prisoners are included.

Language: en