Comprehensive textbook of suicidology
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Comprehensive textbook of suicidology
Guilford Press, c2000
Available at 18 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 562-616) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume presents an authoritative overview of current scientific knowledge about suicide and suicide prevention. Multidisciplinary and comprehensive in scope, the book provides a solid foundation in theory, research, and clinical applications. Issues relevant to clinical case management are highlighted, and various treatment modalities are discussed in light of the latest research findings. Topics covered include the classification and prevalence of suicidal behaviors; social, cultural, and gender contexts of suicide; psychiatric and medical factors; and ethical and legal issues in intervention. Written by three international suicide authorities, the book also includes contributions from other leading scientist-practitioners who report on their respective areas of expertise. Throughout, user-friendly tables, case illustrations, concise summaries of key issues, and annotated references enhance the volume's utility for clinicians, students, and researchers.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Goldney
I. Foundations of Suicidology
1. Introduction to the Study of Suicide
2. The Theoretical Component in Suicidology
3. The Empirical Foundations of Suicidology
4. A Historical Perspective on Suicide, Anton J. L. van Hooff
II. Sociodemographic and Epidemiologic Issues
5. Age and the Lifespan (with Paul A. Nisbet)
6. Suicide, Gender, and Sexuality
7. Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Aspects of Suicide
8. Work and the Economy, Steven Stack
9. Marriage, Family, Family Therapy, and Suicide, Bruce Bongar, Laura Goldberg, Karin Cleary, and Kaprice Brown
10. The Social Relations of Suicides
11. Suicide Notes and Communications
12. Suicide Attempts and Methods
III. Medical and Psychiatric Issues
13. Psychiatric Diagnoses and Suicidal Acts, Bryan L. Tanney
14. Physical Illness and Suicide (with Mark J. Goldblatt)
15. Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Suicide, David Lester
16. The Biology of Suicide
17. Aggression, Violence, and Suicide, Robert Plutchik
IV. Indirect Self-Destruction, Ethics, Philosophy, and the Law
18. Indirect Self-Destructive Behavior (with Norman L. Farberow)
19. Ethical, Religious, and Philosophical Issues in Suicide
20. Suicide and the Law
V. Treatment and Prevention
21. Treatment and Prevention of Suicide
22. In the Wake of Suicide: Survivorship and Postvention, David A. Jobes, Jason B. Luoma, Lisa Anne T. Hustead, and Rachel E. Mann
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