{"product_id":"the-international-handbook-of-suicide-and-attempted-suicide-isbn-9780470849590","title":"The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent research in the area of suicidology has provided significant new insights in the epidemiological,psychopathological,and biological characteristics of suicidal behaviour. \u003ci\u003eThe International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to bring together this expertise and translate it into practical guidelines for those responsible for policy issues and for those involved in the treatment and prevention of suicidal behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading international authorities provide a truly comprehensive and research-based reference to understanding, treating, and preventing suicidal behaviour. They explore concepts and theories which best guide work within this field and detail key research which has supported conceptual developments, preventive interventions and clinical treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"No self-respecting worker in deliberate self-harm and suicide prevention, either clinical or research, can afford to be without access to this comprehensive handbook - possession and regular use, may well become a marker of serious involvement in the subject! ...This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, informative and well-written source of information on sucide and suicidal behaviour...an invaluable work of reference which will be essential for clinicians and researchers for many years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eAndrew Sims\u003c\/b\u003e, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK - \u003ci\u003eBritish Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  About the Editors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e List of Contributors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Introduction (Keith Hawton and Kees van Heeringen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART I: UNDERSTANDING SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicide in the Western World (Christopher H. Cantor).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicide in Asia and the Far East (Andrew T.A. Cheng and Chau-Shoun Lee).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Attempted Suicide: Patterns and Trends (Ad J.F.M. Kerkhof).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Biological Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour (Lil Traskman-Bendz and J. John Mann).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Psychology of Suicidal Behaviour (J. Mark G. Williams and Leslie R. Pollock).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ethology and Suicidal Behaviour (Robert D. Goldney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychiatric Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour: Depression (Jouko K. Lonnqvist).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychiatric Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour: Schizophrenia (Marc De Hert and Jozef Peuskens).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychiatric Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour: Substance Abuse (George E. Murphy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychiatric Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour: Personality Disorders (Marsha M. Linehan, Shireen L. Rizvi, Stacy Shaw Welch and Benjamin Page).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychiatric Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour: Anxiety Disorders (Christer Allgulander).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sociology and Suicidal Behaviour (Unni Bille-Brahe).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Genetics of Suicidal Behaviour (Alec Roy, David Nielsen, Gunnar Rylander and Marco Sarchiapone).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pathways to Suicide: an Integrative Approach (Kees van Heeringen, Keith Hawton and J. Mark, G. Williams).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART II: SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS AND CIRCUMSTANCES.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicidal Behaviour in Children: an Emphasis on Developmental Influences (Cynthia R. Pfeffer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Adolescent Suicidal Behaviour: a General Population Perspective (Erik Jan de Wilde).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Adolescent Suicidal Behaviour: Psychiatric Populations (Alan Apter and Ornit Freudenstein).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicidal Behaviour among the Elderly (Daniel Harwood and Robin Jacoby).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sexuality, Reproductive Cycle and Suicidal Behaviour (Jose Catalan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicidal Behaviour and the Labour Market (Stephen Platt and Keith Hawton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Repetition of Suicidal Behaviour (Issac Sakinofsky).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Physical Illness and Suicidal Behaviour (Elsebeth Nylev Stenager and Egon Stenager).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Ethical and Legal Issues (Antoon Leenaars and Colleagues).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicide and Violence (Mathew K. Nock and Peter M. Marzuk).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicide among Psychiatric Inpatients (Manfred Wolfersdorf).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Impact of Suicide on Relatives and Friends (Sheila E. Clark and Robert D. Goldney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART III: THE TREATMENT OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pharmacotherapy of Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour (Robbert J. Verkes and Philip J. Cowen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Psychotherapeutic Approaches to Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour (Heidi L. Heard).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Hospital Management of Suicide Attempters (Keith Hawton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Treatment Strategies for Adolescent Suicide Attempters (Philip Hazell).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Treatment and Prevention of Suicidal Behaviour in the Elderly (Diego De Leo and Paolo Scocco).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Multidisciplinary Approaches to the Management of Suicidal Behaviour (Kees van Heeringen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART IV: THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prediction of Suicide and Attempted Suicide (Robert D. Goldney).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e General Population Strategies of Suicide Prevention (Rachel Jenkins and Bruce Singh).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prevention of Suicide in Psychiatric Patients (Louis Appleby).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Approaches to Suicide Prevention in Asia and the Far East (R. Srinivasa Murthy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicide Prevention in Schools (David Shaffer and Madelyn Gould).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suicide Prevention and Primary Care (Konrad Michel).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Role of Mass Media in Suicide Prevention (Armin Schmidtke and Sylvia Schaller).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Volunteers and Suicide Prevention (Vanda Scott and Simon Armson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Future Perspectives (Keith Hawton and Kees van Heeringen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author Index.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Subject Index. \"…a colleague wanted to borrow a book for a lecture he was giving on suicide, there was only one choice as to what to lend him, this volume.\" (Psychological Medicine, Vol. 33, 2003)  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeith Hawton\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Oxford, UK and \u003cstrong\u003eKees van Heeringe\u003c\/strong\u003e, University Hospital Gent, Belgium.   All will welcome this authoritative and up-to-date Handbook of current knowledge on the incidence of suicide and attempted suicide, the biological, genetic, psychological and sociological processes related to suicidal behaviour, and the practical assessment and treatment of suicidal individuals. Interventions for prevention at the local and national levels are also reviewed. The contributors include most of the internationally respected experts in the field, and this important Handbook will be seend to define this field for many years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990268166373,"sku":"NP9780470849590","price":144.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470849590.jpg?v=1761787132","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-international-handbook-of-suicide-and-attempted-suicide-isbn-9780470849590","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}