Suicide
Subtitle: a modern obsession
By: Derek Beattie and Dr Patrick Devitt
Contributors: Devitt, Patrick, author
Publisher: Liberties Press; Liberties Press Limited
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781909718296
Subjects: Suicide; Cross-cultural studies; Ethnology; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Études transculturelles; Suicides
Description: 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?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-237).
Table of contents: title: Suicide : A Brief History; title: Answering Key Suicide Questions : Why? What?; title: Answering Other Key Suicide Questions; title: Misunderstanding Suicide, a Case Study: Ireland's Abortion Legislation; title: Suicide Stories; title: Suicide and the Economy; title: Suicide and the Modern Media : Are We Doing More Harm than Good?; title: The Rights and Wrongs of Suicide; title: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention; title: Suicide Prevention : What Works? Universal Preventative Measures; title: Suicide Prevention : What Works? Interventions for Those at Increased Risk; title: Summing Up Suicide Prevention; title: The Aftermath of a Suicide; title: Adding It All Up.