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Teenage Suicide
Dr. Seymour Diamond, M.D., in October, 1982, Homemade
Teenage Suicide
Dr. Seymour Diamond, M.D., in October, 1982, Homemade
The lack of attentiveness to children's needs by fathers has produced great changes in the American home. Fathers spend an average of only 38 seconds a day being totally attentive and 20 minutes being partially attentive to their children's needs. Associated with these changes are the rising teen-age suicide rate, which has tripled in the last 20 years, and the increasing incidence of delinquent behavior, which will bring one of nine adolescents in the U.S. into a courtroom this year.
