An innovative and long overdue book by the world's leading researchers and practitioners, describing what really works in suicide prevention, the evidence for particular approaches, where the gaps are in our knowledge, and how we can fill them. Suicide rates have increased by 60% worldwide in the past 45 years, with deaths by suicide projected to reach 1.5 million by the year 2020. Despite millions being spent on suicide prevention activities, little is known about their effectiveness: As the US Suicide Prevention Action Network (SPAN) reported, -The single greatest obstacle to the effective...
An innovative and long overdue book by the world's leading researchers and practitioners, describing what really works in suicide prevention, the evid...
Suicide has been studied extensively but unfortunately still remains enigmatic. This book presents and discusses thoughts about how one becomes involved in studying the enigmatic phenomenon of suicide. It explores personal views in regards to suicide from the people involved in suicide research and prevention.
Suicide has been studied extensively but unfortunately still remains enigmatic. This book presents and discusses thoughts about how one becomes involv...
This book discusses current research on the phenomenology of suicide, that is, to focus on suicide as a phenomenon affecting a unique individual with unique motives for the suicidal act. To explore this topic, the author looks at various contexts in order to understand in different perspectives. The search for suicide risk factors, variables that indicate an increased likelihood for suicide independent of diagnosis, has been undertaken by a number of researchers and clinicians. This book also explores psychiatric disorders and personality traits where a suicide risk is often underestimated....
This book discusses current research on the phenomenology of suicide, that is, to focus on suicide as a phenomenon affecting a unique individual with ...