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In this book international experts address a range of key current issues relating to suicide. The opening chapters discuss nosology, definitions, clinical determinants, and conceptual models of the suicide process and consider the evidence regarding potential biomarkers of suicide risk based on neuroscientific research. Adopting a neo-Durkheimian perspective, the role of various social factors in the genesis of suicidal behavior is then explored in depth. Practical user-friendly tools that facilitate risk assessment by clinicians are provided, and detailed consideration is given to efficient and innovative strategies for the prevention of suicide and the treatment of suicidal behavior, such as psychotherapy, psychopharmacological approaches, and effective organization of care, including surveillance and the use of online tools. The final part of the book focuses on the need for and development of a personalized approach within the field of suicide prevention.

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Author:   Philippe Courtet
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Weight:   0.964kg
ISBN:  

9783319799223

ISBN 10:   3319799223
Pages:   457
Publication Date:   07 June 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part I: Diagnostic & Clinical issues : DSM5.- Nomenclature & definitions.- Scales : Use of C-SSRS.- Dimensions related to suicidal behaviour.- Temperament in suicidal behaviour.- Suicidal addiction.- Part II: Models of suicidal process: Interpersonal theory.- Suicidal crisis.- Neurodevelopmental model.- Part III: Biomarkers of suicide: Prospective studies.- Genetics.- Epigenetics.- Social neurocognitions.- Social & psychological.- Biochemical markers.- Translational models.- Part IV: Neo-Durkheimian view: From society to groups at risk: Economic crisis.- Psychiatric disorders: practical assessment.- May a law change society: a Japanese model.- Is it possible to survive in jail.- Is the risk rising in children?.- Is racism a killer?.- Should we talk about religion?.- Part V: Treatments of suicidal behaviour: Surveillance is a powerful tool to prevent suicidal acts.- Preventing suicidality through online tools.- What’s wrong with antidepressants?.- Lithium : the key anti-suicide agent.- Antipsychotics.- Anticonvulsants.- Psychotherapy.- Part VI: A need for Personalized Suicidology: Childhood maltreatment.- Early detection in families.- Should we consider the gender?.- Is Pharmacoepidemiology really useful?.- Pharmacogenetics.- Endophenotypes based prevention.

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Philippe Courtet is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Montpellier and Head of the Department of Emergency and Post-Acute Care Psychiatry at the Academic Hospital, Montpellier, France. He leads a research group “Vulnerability of suicidal behavior” in the INSERM Unit 1061. Professor Courtet obtained his PhD in Neurosciences in the genetics of suicidal behavior. His areas of interest and expertise involve vulnerability to suicidal behavior, with a particular focus on brain imaging and the role of social pain in suicidal behaviors. He also performs studies on suicidal behavior in bipolar and eating disorders and on the use of antidepressants. Professor Courtet is chairman of the “Suicide” task force of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry. He is current President of the French Association of Biological Psychiatry and Neuropsychopharmacology, A member of the European Psychiatric Association, and co-chairman of the “Suicide” network of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology. He has published over 150 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as numerous book chapters and has edited two books on suicidal behavior in France. 

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