Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior

Edited by two experts in the field of suicidology, "Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior provides a current and comprehensive source of information concerning the assessment and treatment of suicidal persons and the prevention of suicidal behavior through promotion of coping styles for dealing adequately with personal insecurity.

<b>Robert I. Yufit, PhD, ABPP,</b> is associate professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at the Northwestern University Medical School and in private practice, focusing primarily on the assessment and treatment of suicidal individuals. He is past-president of the American Association of Suicidology. He is associate editor of the journal, <i>Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior,</i> as well as co-founder of the Illinois Association of Suicidology. <p> <b>David Lester, PhD,</b> is professor of Psychology at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He has written extensively on both suicide and murder. He was Director of Research and Evaluation at the Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service in Buffalo, New York, and is past-president of the International Association for Suicide Prevention.