DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6e9e6d/international_hand) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "International Handbook of Suicide Prevention: Research, Policy and Practice" to their offering.
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
Key Topics Covered:
Part I Suicidal Determinants and Frameworks.
1 Challenges to Classifying Suicidal Ideations, Communications, and Behaviours
2 International Perspectives on the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Suicide and Self-Harm
3 Depression and Suicidal Behaviour
4 Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Suicidal Behaviour
5 Substance Use Disorders and Suicidal Behaviour
6 Personality Disorders and Suicidal Behaviour
7 Deliberate Self-Harm: Extent of the Problem and Prediction of Repetition
8 Relationships of Genes and Early-life Experience to the Neurobiology of Suicidal Behaviour (J. John Mann and Dianne Currier).
9 Understanding the Suicidal Brain: A Review of Neuropsychological Studies of Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour
10 Present Status and Future Prospects take up the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behaviour
11 Towards an Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour
12 Worrying and Rumination as Proximal Risk Factors for Suicidal Behaviour
13 Inequalities and Suicidal Behaviour
14 Religion and Suicide: Integrating Four Theories Cross- nationally
15 Rurality and Suicide
16 Body Weight, Obesity, and Suicide across the Life Course
Part II Intervention, Treatment, and Care.
17 Evidence-based Prevention and Treatment of Suicidality in Children and Adolescents
18 Prevention and Treatment of Suicidality in Old Age
19 Clinical Care of Deliberate Self- Harm Patients: An Evidence- based Approach
20 After the Suicide Attempt: The Need for Continuity and Quality of Care
21 Treating the Suicidal Patient: Cognitive Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
22 Clinical Trial Feasibility Studies of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality
23 Modes of Mind and Suicidal Processes: The Potential Role of Mindfulness in Changing Minds
24 The Role of the Therapist in the Treatment of the Suicidal Patient
25 Recognition of Suicide Risk, Crisis Helplines, and Psychosocial Interventions: A Selective Review
26 Antidepressants and Suicide Prevention
Part III Suicide Prevention: Bringing Together Evidence, Policy, and Practice.
27 Suicide Prevention Strategies: Case Studies from across the Globe
28 Suicide in Asia: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention
29 School-based Strategies for Youth Suicide Prevention
30 Media Influences on Suicide and Attempted Suicide
31 Suicide Prevention through Restricting Access to Suicide Means and Hotspots
32 The Sequelae of Suicide: Survivors
33 Challenges in US Suicide Prevention Public Awareness Programmes
34 What Kind of Research Do We Need in Suicidology Today?
35 Understanding the Relationship between Mental Illness and Suicide and the Implications for Suicide Prevention
36 Achievements and Challenges in Suicidology: Conclusions and Future Directions
Author:
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 Special Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham and serves on the editorial board of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Suicidology Online, 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).
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