Suicide and mental health

Nydegger, Rudy V. 1943- (Author).

Summary: "Delving into a topic of perennial interest and concern, particularly among teenagers, this important volume addresses the full range of issues relative to suicide and suggests ways to help those who struggle"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781610695831 (hardback)
ISBN: 1610695836 (hardback)
ISBN: 9781610695848 (ebook)
ISBN: 1610695844 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xvii, 153 pages : illustrations : 24 cm.
Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LCC, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes biblioraphical references (pages 149-150) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Suicide : what it is and what it is not -- Who commits suicide? Historical and statistical perspectives -- Suicidiality and motivation : ideation, planning, intention, and commission -- Risk factors for suicide -- Prevention and treatment for suicidiality -- Mental health, mental illness, and suicide -- Patient rights and the right to die -- Roles of family, friends, professionals, society, and the law -- Summary and conclusions -- Primary documents.