Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior

"Crucial aspects of the story of Valerie will be discussed in this book. We will learn from intriguing brain imaging studies how reactions to angry faces may constitute a vulnerability to suicidal behavior"--

About the author

Kees van Heeringen is a Professor of Psychiatry, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, and Director of the Unit for Suicide Research at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also Co-founder of the Flemish Expertise Centre for Suicide Prevention. Professor van Heeringen's research has been awarded the Stengel Award by the International Association for Suicide Prevention.

Summary

This book offers an accessible account of the neuroscience behind suicidal behavior and its potential for prevention. Neuroscience opens up opportunities to dispel myths that continue to hinder suicide prevention by helping people to understand suicide and providing effective prevention methods.

Product details

• Authors: Kees van Heeringen, Kees van Heeringen, HEERINGEN KEES VAN
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.08.2018
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works
• EAN: 9781107148949
• ISBN: 978-1-107-14894-9
• Pages: 286
• Series: Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology; Cambridge Fundamentals of Neur; Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology; Cambridge Fundamentals of Neur
• Subjects: PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Clinical psychology, Psychology: emotions, Abnormal psychology, Cognition & cognitive psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Occupational and industrial psychology, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Analytical and Jungian psychology, Analytical & Jungian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)