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    Title
    Suicide Prevention
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Robert D. Goldney
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 120
    Width: 100 mm
    Height: 180 mm
    Thickness: 6 mm
    Weight: 63 g
    Audience
    Professional and scholarly
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780199533251
    ISBN 10: 0199533253
    Classifications
    BISAC category code: PSY037000
    BIC subject category: MMJT
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: S6.4
    Dewey: 616.858445
    BISAC category code: MED105000
    BIC subject category: MMH
    Edition
    1
    Publisher
    Oxford University Press
    Imprint name
    Oxford University Press
    Publication date
    01 October 2008
    Publication City/Country
    Oxford/GB
    Main description
    Suicide is a major cause of death worldwide, and its impact has only been fully appreciated in the past few decades. Historically it was viewed from a religious and moral perspective, but that gave way to broad sociological and biological theories, which sometimes seemed to be mutually exclusive. There is now a wealth of knowledge which has allowed an integration of these perspectives, which have varying importance in different contexts. Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this pocketbook provides a review of the diverse theories about suicide and places them in perspective - not all theories have the same weight in different settings, and there is no one management for all those who may be suicidal. However, this are now persuasive data that there is a range of suicide prevention initiatives which are effective, and that it is reasonable to expect that the suicide rate worldwide will be reduced in coming years.
    Review quote
    Readers will have a quickly absorbed but uniquely knowledgeable overview of suicide and its prevention. David Horgan, Director, Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation '...a remarkable job. The text is clear, comprehensive and balanced... I was especially appreciative of the chapter on broad preventative strategies, so often omitted from discussion' - Dr Sederer, Director of the New York State Office of Mental Health, USA
    Table of contents
    1. Historical review; 2. Definitions; 3. Epidemiology; 4. Contributing factors to suicide; 5. Mental disorders and the biological substrate of suicide; 6. Psychosocial influences on suicidal behaviour; 7. An evidence based management approach; 8. Initial assessment and management; 9. Non-pharmacological approaches; 10. Pharmacological approaches; 11. Broad suicide prevention initiatives; 12. Bereavement after suicide; 13. Frequently asked questions; 14. Conclusion; 15. Appendix: Useful links