Overview

Approximately one million people worldwide commit suicide each year, and at least ten times as many attempt suicide. A considerable number of these people are in contact with members of the healthcare sector, and encounters with suicidal individuals form a common part of the everyday work of many healthcare professionals. Originally published in 2001 by Martin Dunitz, Suicide: An unnecessary death examines the pharmacological, psychotherapeutic and psychosocial measures adopted by psychiatrists, GPs, and other health-care staff, and emphasizes the need for a clearer psychodynamic understanding of the self if patients are to be successfully recognized, diagnosed and treated.Drawing on the latest research by leading international experts in the field of suicidology, this new edition provides clinicians with a comprehensive summary of the latest research into suicide and its prevention.

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Author:   Danuta Wasserman (Professor of Psychiatry and Suicidology, National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   0.678kg
ISBN:  

9780198717393

ISBN 10:   0198717393
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   28 January 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Section I Epidemiology 1: Alexandra Fleischmann: Suicide in the world Section II Theoretical models of suicide behaviour 2: Danuta Wasserman and Marcus Sokolowski: Stress-vulnerability model of suicidal behaviours 3: Danuta Wasserman: The suicidal process 4: J. John Mann and Victoria Arango: Neurobiology of suicide and attempted suicide 5: Ilkka Henrik Makinen: Social dimensions of suicide Section III Risk groups for suicide IIIA Psychiatric disorders 6: Danuta Wasserman: Depression, bipolar disorders and suicide 7: Danuta Wasserman: Alcohol, other psychoactive substance use disorders and suicide 8: Jan Fawcett: Anxiety and suicide 9: Danuta Wasserman: Eating disorders and suicide 10: Danuta Wasserman: Adjustment disorders and suicide 11: Alec Roy and Maurizio Pompili: Suicide risk in schizophrenia IIIB Personality disorders 12: Danuta Wasserman: Personality disorders and suicide IIIC Somatic disorders 13: Jouko Loennqvist: Physical illnesses and suicide Section IV Risk situations for suicide 14: Danuta Wasserman: Negative life events and suicide 15: Danuta Wasserman: Suicidal people's experiences of trauma and negative life events 16: Lars Mehlum: Attempted suicide as a risk factor for suicide 17: Ahmed Hankir and Dinesh Bhugra: Immigrant populations and suicide 18: Marco Sarchiapone: Suicide in the Criminal Justice System 19: Vsevolod A. Rozanov: Suicide in the Armed Forces Section V Age-related suicide 20: Alan Apter and Yari Gvion: Adolescent suicide and attempted suicide 21: Siobhan T. O'Dwyer and Diego De Leo: Older adults and suicide Section VI Suicide Risk Assessment 22: Danuta Wasserman: Suicide risk assessment 23: Danuta Wasserman: The suicidal patient-doctor relationship 24: Gergoe Hadlackzy: Heuristics and biases in suicide risk assessment 25: Per Bech, Lis R. Olsen, and Goeran Hoegberg: Psychometric scales in suicide risk assessment 26: Danuta Wasserman: Strategies in suicide prevention Section VII Health care perspective 27: Hans-Jurgen Moeller: Pharmacological treatment of underlying psychiatric disorders in suicidal patients 28: Megan Chesin, Andriy Yuryev, and Barbara Stanley: Psychological Treatments for Suicidal Individuals 29: Wolfgang Rutz and Zoltan Rihmer: Education of general practitioners in depression and suicide prevention 30: Jean-Pierre Soubrier: Collaboration between psychiatrists and other physicians 31: Danuta Wasserman: The work environment for healthcare staff 32: Karl Andriessen and Karolina Krysinska: A psycho-educational perspective on family involvement in suicide prevention and postvention Section VIII Public Health Perspective 33: Danuta Wasserman and Airi Varnik: Perestroika in the former USSR: history's most effective suicide-preventive programme for men 34: Annette L. Beautrais: Controlling the environment to prevent suicide 35: Vladimir Carli: Suicide prevention through the Internet 36: Danuta Wasserman and Veronique Narboni: Suicide prevention in schools

Reviews

[Suicide: An Unnecessary Death] was written for workers (and prevention workers) who are looking for an easily readable handbook. All chapters were written by international specialists, in an accessible way. TKP (Tijdschrift Klinische Psychologie)

Author Information

Professor in Psychiatry and Suicidology at Karolinska Institutet (KI), Danuta Wasserman is the Founding Head of the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP) at KI, Stockholm, Sweden since 1993. She is also the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Methods Development and Training in Suicide Prevention, and expert advisor to the WHO Office in Copenhagen and Geneve since 1995. Professor Wasserman was President of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) from January 2013 - January 2014. She is a former President of the International Academy of Suicide Research (IASR) and is also Honorary President of the Swedish-Estonian Institute of Suicidology. On a National and Nordic level, Professor Wasserman has built up a National Centre for Suicide Research and the Prevention of Mental Ill-Health and a strong Nordic research network on the prevention of mental disorders.

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