A concise guide to understanding suicide : epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention

Koslow, Stephen H., (editor.). Ruiz, Pedro, 1936- (editor.). Nemeroff, Charles B., (editor.).

Summary: "Suicide rates continue to increase globally. The volume of research in this field has also expanded rapidly. In A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide, leading researchers and clinicians provide a concise review of recent literature, report solutions achieved and give practical guidance for patient care to aid understanding and help prevent suicide. Each chapter is highly focused to provide pertinent information covering all major aspects of the field, from epidemiology and theories of causation through to treatment and prevention. This text will educate practicing clinicians, (psychologist, psychiatrists, nurses, counselors, and emergency room personal) and other health care workers and researchers, as well as providing a pathway for undergraduate and graduate students interested in furthering their understanding of the complexities surrounding suicide. Further, the mental health professionals and those in the social sciences will be extremely interested in this monograph, as will the University community, armed forces and interested lay public"--Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781107033238
ISBN: 1107033233
ISBN: 113999011X
ISBN: 9781139990110
Physical Description: print
xiii, 394 pages ; 26 cm
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: Introduction: looking to the future - how can research prevent suicide / Stephen H. Koslow, Pedro Ruiz and Charles B. Nemeroff; Part I. Understanding Suicide -- Brief history of suicide in Western cultures / Leonardo Tondo -- Global epidemiology of suicide / Pedro Ruiz -- Identification and screening of suicide risk / Kelly Posner, Kseniya Yershova, Leora Amira, Jacqueline Buchanan and Adam Lesser -- Rethinking suicide risk assessment and risk formulation / Alan L. Berman and Morton M. Silverman -- High risk cognitive states / Gregory K. Brown and Kelly Green.