The book of suicidal behaviour has been truly interdisciplinary. Scholarly papers on suicide have appeared in anthropological, biological, criminal justice, economic, law, literature, medical, nursing, pharmacological, philosophical, psychiatric, psychological, religious, social work, sociological and thanatological journals, as well as those devoted to specific topics such as drug addiction and gambling. Although this book do not 'explain' suicide, they may further our understanding of the behaviour by portraying it in all of its complexities. By examining the behaviour from different...

Aims to explore the phenomena of the low suicide rate in the concentration camps during the Holocaust, and why its survivors seem to become susceptible to suicide, as they grow older. This book explores this area of history by the case study method utilising the biographies of famous survivors.

Suicide-proofing a room can prevent suicidal behaviour in incarcerated prisoners and in psychiatric patients. This book addresses the question whether suicide-proofing the general environment prevents suicide in the general population.

Most cases of suicide (81 per cent-95 per cent) in the general population involve psychiatric illnesses, nearly half of which (48.5 per cent) are mood disorders. This book reviews whether the use of antidepressants is associated with benefits in terms of completed or attempted suicide.

Suicide is the cause of death for nearly one million people per year. Attempts at suicide, estimated to be ten times more frequent than completed suicide, often cause permanent impairment and disability. Suicide can stigmatise families across generations. The loss of life caused by suicide presents a significant loss for the communities in which it occurs - socially, economically and by blocking progress towards the creation of a civic society. The availability of an assembly of carefully and critically presented facts in the form of chapters responding to specific problems can help in the...

Examines the problem of suicide around the world and how suicide can be prevented. This title presents discussions of issues that have been of particular concern, such as whether antidepressants precipitate suicidal behaviour in some people as well as preventing it in others and the complex issues involved in physician-assisted suicide.

Suicide is the cause of death for nearly one million people per year. Death by suicide is often reported as being due to other causes to avoid stigmatization and other negative consequences of suicide for the family. It can, therefore, be assumed that the number of people who commit suicide is in actuality much higher than the given number. Attempts at suicide, estimated to be ten times more frequent than completed suicide, often cause permanent impairment and disability. The loss of life caused by suicide presents a significant loss for the communities in which it occurs socially,...