International Handbook of Suicide Prevention

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention showcases the latest cutting-edge research from the world's leading authorities, and highlights policy and practice implications for the prevention of suicide. Brings together the world's leading authorities on suicidal behaviour, renowned for their suicide prevention research, policy and practice Addresses the key questions of why people attempt suicide, the best interventions, treatments and care for those at risk, and the key international challenges in trying to prevent suicide Describes up-to-date, theoretically-derived and evidence-based research and practice from across the globe, which will have implications across countries, cultures and the lifespan

Rory C. O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the University of Stirling, where he leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Group. Professor O'Connor is also President-Elect of the International Academy for Suicide Research, Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham and he serves on the editorial board of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Suicidology Online, Psychology & Health and Journal of Behavioral Medicine. He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm.

Stephen Platt is Professor of Health Policy Research at the University of Edinburgh. His research interest in mental health and suicidal behaviour spans over 30 years, and he is involved in policy development and analysis relating to public mental health and mental health improvement.

Jacki Gordon is an independent consultant in Public Health research and evaluation. She previously worked for the Scottish Government where she had lead national responsibility for improving the evidence base for suicide prevention and translating it into policy and practice. She is the co-editor of How We Feel: An Insight into the Emotional World of Teenagers (with G. Grant, 1997).

List of Editors
List of Contributors
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Suicidal Determinants and Frameworks
Challenges to Classifying Suicidal Ideations, Communications, and Behaviours
International Perspectives on the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Suicide and Self-Harm
Depression and Suicidal Behaviour
Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Suicidal Behaviour
Substance Use Disorders and Suicidal Behaviour
Personality Disorders and Suicidal Behaviour
Deliberate Self-Harm: Extent of the Problem and Prediction of Repetition
Relationships of Genes and Early-life Experience to the Neurobiology of Suicidal Behaviour
Understanding the Suicidal Brain: A Review of Neuropsychological Studies of Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour
Present Status and Future Prospects take up the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behaviour
Towards an Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour
Worrying and Rumination as Proximal Risk Factors for Suicidal Behaviour
Inequalities and Suicidal Behaviour
Religion and Suicide: Integrating Four Theories Cross- nationally
Rurality and Suicide
Body Weight, Obesity, and Suicide across the Life Course
Intervention, Treatment, and Care
Evidence-based Prevention and Treatment of Suicidality in Children and Adolescents
Prevention and Treatment of Suicidality in Old Age
Clinical Care of Deliberate Self- Harm Patients: An Evidence- based Approach
After the Suicide Attempt: The Need for Continuity and Quality of Care
Treating the Suicidal Patient: Cognitive Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Clinical Trial Feasibility Studies of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
Modes of Mind and Suicidal Processes: The Potential Role of Mindfulness in Changing Minds
The Role of the Therapist in the Treatment of the Suicidal Patient
Recognition of Suicide Risk, Crisis Helplines, and Psychosocial Interventions: A Selective Review
Antidepressants and Suicide Prevention
Suicide Prevention: Bringing Together Evidence, Policy, and Practice
Suicide Prevention Strategies: Case Studies from across the Globe
Suicide in Asia: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention
School-based Strategies for Youth Suicide Prevention
Media Influences on Suicide and Attempted Suicide
Suicide Prevention through Restricting Access to Suicide Means and Hotspots
The Sequelae of Suicide: Survivors
Challenges in US Suicide Prevention Public Awareness Programmes
What Kind of Research Do We Need in Suicidology Today?
Understanding the Relationship between Mental Illness and Suicide and the Implications for Suicide Prevention
Achievements and Challenges in Suicidology: Conclusions and Future Directions
Name Index
Subject Index.
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International Handbook of Suicide Prevention : Research, Policy and Practice

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