Title: Suicide :
Authors: Beattie, Derek.; Devitt, Patrick.
Date: 2015
Publisher: Liberties Press,
Physical description: 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language: English
LC classification: H
Abstract: When is it okay for a person to kill themself? How have ideas about this changed over time, and how do they differ across cultures? How do Ireland's suicide rates, especially among its young men, compare to rates in other countries in Europe and beyond? Are we obsessed today with the idea of suicide? Is it possible to prevent suicide, and, if so, how? Should we try to prevent all suicides, or are there some that we should allow, regulate, even assist? Might some suicides be rational? How are families affected by suicide? What can they do if a family member is suicidal?
Contents: Introduction -- Suicide: A Brief History -- Answering Key Suicide Questions: Why? What? -- Answering Other Key Suicide Questions -- Misunderstanding Suicide, a Case Study: Ireland's Abortion Legislation -- Suicide Stories -- Suicide and the Economy -- Suicide and the Modern Media: Are We Doing More Harm than Good? -- The Rights and Wrongs of Suicide -- An Introduction to Suicide Prevention -- Suicide Prevention: What Works? Universal Preventative Measures -- Suicide Prevention: What Works? Interventions for Those at Increased Risk -- Summing Up Suicide Prevention -- The Aftermath of a Suicide -- Adding It All Up.
Subject headings (LCSH): Suicide; Suicide--Cross-cultural studies.