Suicide
Subtitle: a global issue
By: David Lester and James R. Rogers, editors
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, California
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781440800801; 9781440800818
Subjects: Prevention & control; Suicide; Psychology; Prevention
Description: "Intended for the general reader, this masterful compilation probes the psychology of suicide, revealing the latest research and spotlighting global efforts to reduce the million suicide deaths each year"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Volume 1. Understanding : Defining suicide and suicidal behavior / Morton M. Silverman; title: The phenomenology of suicide / Bernard S. Jesiolowski and James R. Rogers; title: The ethics of suicide: philosophical and religious perspectives / Margaret P. Battin; title: The suicidal mind / Danielle R. Jahn; title: The neurophysiology of suicide / Maurizio Pompili and Gianluca Serafini; title: Examining the role of adverse life events and daily hassles in suicide / Jeff Klibert and Dorian A. Lamis; title: The role of psychiatric disorder / Lars Mehlum; title: Interpersonal dynamics and suicide / Kimberly A. Van Orden and Ian H. Stanley; title: Self-harm and suicide / Amy M. Brausch and Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp; title: Explaining national suicide rates / David Lester and Bijou Yang; title: Suicide and culture / David Lester; title: A case study: seeking to understand a suicide / Thomas E. Ellis.; title: Volume 2. Prevention : Evidenced-based approaches to suicide prevention / Kathleen M. Benson; title: Neurobiology, psychopharmacology, and the prevention of suicide / Kevin P. Kaut; title: Psychotherapy for suicidal clients / Elsa Rojas and James R. Rogers; title: Suicide prevention centers / Nathan A. Kerr; title: Hospitalization as suicide prevention / Christine A. Gallardy and Timothy W. Lineberry; title: Suicide prevention programs in schools / David N. Miller and James J. Mazza; title: Prevention of suicide through the education of primary care physicians / Cynthia A. Yamokoski and Brittain Lamoureux; title: Preventing suicide by restricting access to methods for suicide / David Lester; title: Survivors of suicide: living beyond the grief / Teri L. Madura; title: The role of national prevention strategies, organizations, and campaigns in the prevention of suicide / Karen Slovak; title: Assisted suicide / James L. Werth, Jr.; title: Suicide prevention in Hong Kong: opportunities and challenges / Paul Yip, Yik Wa Law, and Melissa Chan.