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A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide: Theory, Research, and Prevention
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A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide: Theory, Research, and Prevention
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Overview
Among the topics covered:
• Future-oriented constructs and their role in suicidal ideation and enactment.
• Gratitude as a protective factor for suicidal ideation and behavior: theory and evidence.
• Considering race and ethnicity in the use of positive psychological approaches to suicide.
• The Six R’s framework as mindfulness for suicide prevention.
• Community-based participatory research and empowerment for suicide prevention.
• Applied resiliency and suicide prevention: a strengths-based, risk-reduction framework.
Psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, psychiatrists, and health psychologists, as well as educators, clergy and healthcare professionals, will find A Positive Psychological Approach to Suicide an invaluable source of contemporary evidence-based strategies for their prevention and intervention efforts with suicidal clients.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9783030032241 |
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Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
Publication date: | 02/26/2019 |
Series: | Advances in Mental Health and Addiction |
Edition description: | 1st ed. 2018 |
Pages: | 334 |
Product dimensions: | 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Edward C. Chang is a Professor of Clinical Science in the Department of Psychology and Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He completed his APA-accredited clinical internship at Bellevue Hospital Center-New York University Medical Center. Dr. Chang has published nearly 200 works on personality, positive psychology, suicide risk, cultural differences, coping, and psychological adjustment. He has also edited more than a dozen books focused on optimism, personality, social problem solving, cognitive behavioral interventions with ethnoracial groups, psychopathology in Asians, and health in Southeast Asians. Dr. Chang has served as Associate Editor of several leading journals in the field, including Cognitive Therapy and Research, the American Psychologist, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Asian American Journal of Psychology, and the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. Finally, he has won numerous awards for his research and teaching over the years, including the Theodore Millon Award in Personality Psychology.
Jessica Kelliher Rabon is a post-doctoral fellow at Greenville Hospital System Children's Hospital in Greenville, SC. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at East Tennessee State University, her M.A. in clinical psychology from Western Carolina University, and B.S. in psychology from Furman University. She completed her APA-accredited clinical internship at Virginia Treatment for Children in Richmond, VA. Dr. Rabon has conducted, presented, and published research on a wide range of topics including anxiety, depression, suicidal behavior, hopelessness, self-compassion, future orientation, forgiveness, and optimism. Dr. Rabon’s current interests focus on identification of positive psychosocial characteristics that protect against depression and suicidal behavior, especially in vulnerable populations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Positive Psychology and Suicide Prevention: An Introduction and Overview of the Literature.- Chapter 2: Future Oriented Constructs and their Role in Suicidal Ideation and Enactment.- Chapter 3: Forgiveness, Addiction and Suicide.- Chapter 4: Reasons for Living.- Chapter 5: Gratitude as a Protective Factor for Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour: Theory and Evidence.- Chapter 6: Considering Race and Ethnicity Using Positive Psychological Approaches to Suicide.- Chapter 7: Interpersonal Needs and Social Support.- Chapter 8: Encouraging Health-Promoting Behaviors in Primary Care to Reduce Suicide Rates.- Chapter 9: Future-Oriented Treatments for Suicide: An Overview of Three Modern Approaches.- Chapter 10: Meaning-Centered Men’s Groups (MCMG) for the Transition to Retirement.- Chapter 11: The Six R’s Framework as Mindfulness for Suicide Prevention.- Chapter 12: Community-Based Participatory Research and Empowerment for Suicide Prevention.- Chapter 13: Applied Resiliency and Suicide Prevention: A Strengths-Based, Risk-Reduction Framework.