Advancing Suicide Research

Contribute to suicide prevention by using appropriate research methods!This is a one-stop book for anyone who wants an overview of the research approaches and issues concerning suicide. Leading researchers provide a comprehensive toolbox of the current best practices in suicide research, showing you how to conduct high-quality research using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods in suicide-prevention from a public health perspective. Other aspects that are crucial to effective suicide research are also presented, including the proper use of epidemiological measures and study designs, definitional issues, historical background, and ethical aspects. The clearly written chapters include both theoretical and practical information along with specific examples from different areas of suicide research and prevention, and also explore essential topics such as psychological autopsies, health economics, and technological advances. This volume is ideal for researchers, students, and academics interested in suicide research, as well as policy makers, clinicians, and other practitioners.

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Contribute to suicide prevention by using appropriate research methods!
This is a one-stop book for anyone who wants an overview of the research approaches and issues concerning suicide. Leading researchers provide a comprehensive toolbox of the current best practices in suicide research, showing you how to conduct high-quality research using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods in suicide-prevention from a public health perspective. Other aspects that are crucial to effective suicide research are also presented, including the proper use of epidemiological measures and study designs, definitional issues, historical background, and ethical aspects.
The clearly written chapters include both theoretical and practical information along with specific examples from different areas of suicide research and prevention, and also explore essential topics such as psychological autopsies, health economics, and technological advances. This volume is ideal for researchers, students, and academics interested in suicide research, as well as policy makers, clinicians, and other practitioners.

Product details

• Assisted by: Diego De Leo (Editor), Kairi Kõlves (Editor), Merik Sisask (Editor), Merike Sisask (Editor), Airi Värnik (Editor), Peeter Värnik (Editor), Peeter Värnik et al (Editor)
• Publisher: Hogrefe Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.01.2021
• EAN: 9780889375598
• ISBN: 978-0-88937-559-8
• No. of pages: 286
• Dimensions: 183 mm x 24 mm x 262 mm
• Weight: 788 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Psychologie, Klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie, Forschungsmethoden, allgemein, Suicide Prevention, Suicidal Behavior, suicide research, suicide intervention, Suicide Research and Prevention, Inglês