Citation

Kumar V, Talwar R. JIACAM 2014; 10(1): 47-68.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health)

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Abstract

Adolescence can be a stressful time for children, parents and also all others who work with them. School students in India have a high stress level and higher rate of deliberate self-harm. Many recent studies have found relation between stress and suicidal ideas in school children. Stress also results in increased likelihood of substance abuse among adolescents. A social and public health response in addition to mental health response is crucial to prevent suicidal behavior and creating awareness about substance abuse among adolescents. Stress also positively correlates with maladaptive strategies adopted towards schools, teachers, and parents, peers, opposite sex and also at a broader societal level. Policy planning and implementation of preventive measures for adolescent suicide is therefore, need of the hour. This review article focuses on determinants of psychological stress and suicidal behavior in Indian adolescents and various psychosocial adjustments adopted by them.

Language: en

Keywords

adolescent; human; age; gender; Stress; suicidal ideation; prevalence; Suicidal behavior; social support; suicidal behavior; risk assessment; disease severity; program development; risk factor; awareness; review; substance abuse; social adaptation; mental health care; health program; health care policy; automutilation; academic achievement; public health service; mental stress; social status; child health care; health care planning; health care need; maladjustment; Indian; family stress; caregiver support; Indian adolescents; Psychosocial adjustments