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This study presents an evaluation of the past, present and future of suicidal behaviour and efforts to prevent or facilitate suicide. Authors from the varying disciplines of psychology, sociology and psychiatry analyze suicide in the opening chapters. Through the exploration of the roles of these disciplines, the roles of primary physicians, and the impact of suicide prevention education in schools, the contributors describe the history of suicidology and the changes necessary for improvement. The book concludes with a section detailing the goals and activities of organizations designed to prevent or facilitate suicide.
List of contents
Part I Understanding Suicide; 1. The Epidemiology of Suicide, David Lester; 2. Sociological Research into Suicide, Steven Stack; 3. Psychological Research into Suicide: Past, Present, and Future, James R. Rogers; 4. Suicide and Aggression: Are they Biologically Two Sides of the Same Coin, H.M. van Praag; Part II Approaches to Preventing Suicide; 5. Public Health and Suicide Prevention, Lloyd B. Potter; 6. ::, Ronald L. Bonner2; 7. Psychiatric Treatment in Suicide Prevention, Alec Roy; 8. Psychotherapy with Suicidal Patients, Thomas E. Ellis; 9. Helplines and Crisis Intervention Services: Challenges for the Future, Brian L. Mishara, Marc Daigle; ch0010 The Role of Primary Physicians in Preventing Suicide: Possibilities, Short-Comings, and the Challenge in Reaching Male Suicides, Wolfgang Rutz; 11. Helping Suicide Survivors, Norman L. Farberow; 12. Suicide Prevention in Schools: Resources for the Millennium, Antoon A. Leenaars; Part III The Organizations; 13. The Origin of Suicide Prevention in the United States, M. David Wallace; 14. The American Association of Suicidology: Past, Present, and Future, Alan Berman, Virginia Lindahl; 15. Crisis Services; 16. Right-To-Die Organizations; 17. International Organizations;
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Lester, David
Summary
Presents an evaluation of the past, presentt, and future of suicidal behavior and efforts to prevent or facilitate suicide. Authors from varying disciplines of psychology, sociology, and psychiatry analyze suicide in the opening chapters
