Suicide : An Unnecessary Death,9781853178221

Suicide : An Unnecessary Death

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ISBN13: 9781853178221
ISBN10: 1853178225
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2001-02-08
Publisher(s): CRC Press
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Summary

This authoritative book makes a major contribution to the literature currently available in this area. Using valuable new data, the book presents an overview of the most recent findings while focussing on correct strategies for successful recognition and treatment. Primary and secondary strategies are included, emphasising the importance of encouraging changing attitudes among doctors and health care personnel. This book will be an invaluable resource for psychiatrists, GPs and other members of the health care team encountering suicidal patients, providing essential reassurance and support.

Table of Contents

About the editor ix
About the contributors xi
Foreword xxi
Dr Benedetto Saraceno
Foreword xxiii
Professor Norman L Farberow
Preface xxiv
Danuta Wasserman
Section I Epidemiology 1(10)
Suicide in the world: an epidemiological overview, 1959-2000
3(8)
Jose M Bertolote
Section II Theoretical model of suicide behaviour 11(24)
A stress-vulnerability model and the development of the suicidal process
13(16)
Danuta Wasserman
Neurobiology of suicide and attempted suicide
29(6)
J John Mann
Victoria Arango
Section III Risk groups for suicide 35(74)
Psychiatric disorders
37(2)
Affective disorders and suicide
39(10)
Danuta Wasserman
Alcoholism, other psychoactive substance misuse and suicide
49(10)
Danuta Wasserman
The anxiety disorders, anxiety symptoms and suicide
59(6)
Jan Fawcett
Eating disorders and suicide
65(6)
Danuta Wasserman
Adjustment disorder and suicide
71(4)
Danuta Wasserman
Schizophrenia, other psychotic states and suicide
75(8)
Alec Roy
Personality disorders
81(2)
Personality disorders and suicide
83(10)
Danuta Wasserman
Somatic disorders
91(2)
Physical illness and suicide
93(8)
Jouko Lonnqvist
Social conditions
99(2)
Some social dimensions of suicide
101(8)
Ilkka Henrik Makinen
Danuta Wasserman
Section IV Risk situations for suicide and risk assessment 109(50)
Negative life events (losses, changes, traumas and narcissistic injury) and suicide
111(8)
Danuta Wasserman
Suicidal people's experiences of negative life events
119(6)
Danuta Wasserman
Attempted suicide as a risk factor for suicide: treatment and follow-up
125(8)
Nils Retterstol
Lars Mehlum
Suicide risk assessment
133(8)
Danuta Wasserman
The suicidal patient-doctor relationship
141(6)
Danuta Wasserman
Psychometric scales in suicide risk assessment
147(12)
Per Bech
Lis Raabaek Olsen
Anders Nimeus
Section V Treatment 159(20)
Psychological treatment of suicidal patients
161(12)
Paul M Salkovskis
Pharmacological treatment of underlying psychiatric disorders in suicidal patients
173(6)
Hans-Jurgen Moller
Section VI Special topics: the young and elderly 179(30)
Adolescent suicide and attempted suicide
181(14)
Alan Apter
The elderly and suicide
195(14)
Diego De Leo
Gaia Meneghel
Section VII Prevention 209(68)
Strategy in suicide prevention
211(8)
Danuta Wasserman
Health-care perspectives
217(2)
Examples of successful suicide prevention in psychiatry
219(6)
Danuta Wasserman
An example of a suicide-preventive strategy: general practitioners' training
225(6)
Wolfgang Rutz
Collaboration between psychiatrists and other physicians
231(6)
Jean-Pierre Soubrier
The work environment for health-care staff
237(6)
Danuta Wasserman
Family involvement in suicide prevention and postvention: a psychoeducational perspective
243(10)
Karen Dunne-Maxim
Edward J Dunne
Public health perspective
251(2)
Perestroika in the former USSR: history's most effective suicide-preventive programme for men
253(6)
Danuta Wasserman
Airi Varnik
Controlling the environment to prevent suicide
259(6)
Antoon Leenaars
Suicide clusters and media coverage of suicide
265(4)
Armin Schmidtke
Sylvia Schaller
Danuta Wasserman
Examples of suicide prevention in schools
269(8)
Danuta Wasserman
Veronique Narboni
Index 277

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