Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention

by Danuta Wasserman (Editor)

Overview

Approximately 1 million people commit suicide world-wide annually and around 10 million attempt suicide each year. Suicide is a major public health problem throughout the world, and major efforts are currently being made to help reduce these numbers. However, suicide is the result of complex interactions between a range of factors, including historical, psychological, cultural, biological, and social, and any approach to treating the problem of suicide has to consider all these factors.

This new edition of the Oxford Textbook of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention has been thoroughly updated and expanded since publication of the first edition in 2009. This comprehensive resource covers all aspects of suicidal behaviour and suicide prevention from a number of different perspectives, including its underlying religious and cultural factors; its political, social and economic causes; its psychiatric and somatic determinants; and its public health impacts. The new edition includes several new clinically focussed chapters devoted to major psychiatric disorders and their relation to suicide, including mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse, psychosis/schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and personality disorders. It also includes a fully updated section on psychometric scales used for measuring suicidal behaviour and instruments used in suicide preventative interventions.

Part of the authoritative Oxford Textbooks in Psychiatry series, this second edition will continue to serve as the key reference source for both researchers and professionals working in the areas of suicidology and suicide prevention, including psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, public health specialists, and neuroscientists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198834441
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/08/2021
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	856
Product dimensions:	11.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Danuta Wasserman, Professor of Psychiatry and Suicidology, Karolinska Insitutet (KI), Stockholm, Sweden

Danuta Wasserman is Professor in Psychiatry and Suicidology at Karolinska Institutet (KI), and the Founding Head of the National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP). Since 1995, she has also been the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Methods Development and Training in Suicide Prevention, and an expert advisor to the WHO office in Copenhagen and Geneva. Former President of the European Psychiatric Association, she is Honotaty President of the Swedish-Estonian Institute of Suicidology.

Professor Wasserman has received a number of research awards for her work, such as the Stengel Award, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Distinguished Research Award, the Hans-Rost Prize, and the Nordic Public Health Prize.

Table of Contents

Part I: Suicide in a Religious and Cross-cultural Perspective1. Religion, more than just protective, Camilla Wasserman2. The role of religion in suicide prevention, Herman M van Praag3. Confucianism, Taosim, and suicide, Wu Fei4. Hindu religion and suicide in India, Lakshmi Vijayakumar5. A Buddhist perspective on suicide, Somparn Promta and Prakarn Thomyangkoon6. The Shinto religion and suicide in Japan, Yoshihiro Kaneko, Akiko Yamasaki, and Kiminori Arai7. Suicide in the Jewish scriptures, Aaron Rabinowitz and Israel Orbach8. Suicide and Islam, Ahmed Okasha and Tarek Okasha9. Christianity and suicide, Øivind Ekeberg and Nils Retterstøl10. The role of religion in suicide prevention work in Uganda, Emilio Ovuga and Jed Boardman11. Maya religion and traditions: Inauencing suicide prevention in contemporary Yucatan, Mexico, Gaspar BaquedanoPart 2: The Magnitude and Implication of Suicide and Attempted Suicide12. Development of definitions of suicidal behaviours: from suicidal thoughts to completed suicides, José M Bertolote and Danuta Wasserman13. A global perspective on suicides and suicide attempters, Alexandra Fleischmann and Elise Paul14. Attempted Suicide, Emma Björkenstam, Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz, and Armin Schmidtke15. International perspective on non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), Romuald Brunner, Kathrin Mikan, Maximilian Niebler, and Stephanie Kandsperger16. Extended suicide, David Lester17. Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia in the Netherlands and Oregon: A Medical and Psychological Perspective, Herbert Hendin, Kathleen Foley and Josephine Hendin18. Legislation and ethics of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in psychiatric patients: evidence from Benelux, Philippe Courtet and Emilie OliéPart 3: Theories of Suicidal Behaviour19. Social theories of suicide, Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen and Yerko Rojas20. Psychoanalytic theories of suicide: historical overview and empirical evidence, Elsa Ronningstam, Igor Weinberg, and John T. Maltsberger21. Psychological theories of suicidal behaviour, David Rudd and Andrea Perez Munoz22. Biological theories of suicidal behaviour, Gustavo Turecki23. Neurobiology and the genetics of suicide, Danuta Wasserman, Jerzy Wasserman, Dan Rujescu, and Marcus SokolowskiPart 4: Political, Social and Economic Determinants of Suicide24. Suicide during transition in the Former Soviet Union, Airi Värnik and Peeter Värnik25. Suicide during war and genocides, David Lester26. Suicide in military settings, Vsevolod Rozanov27. Suicide in prisons and remand centres: Risk factors and prevention, Marco Sarchiapone and Miriam Iosue28. Suicide among migrants, Adam Montgomery and Dinesh Bhugra29. Suicide and attempted suicide among indigenous people, Jennifer Hughes and Gergö Hadlaczky30. Labour market, work environment and suicide, Ilkka Henrik Mäkinen, Yerko Rojas and Danuta WassermanPart 5: Psychiatric and Somatic Determinants of Suicide31. Mood and anxiety disorders in suicide and suicide at-tempters, Jouko Lonnqvist32. Post-traumatic stress disorder and risk for suicide in combat veterans, Herbert Hendin33. Alcohol, other psychoactive substance use disorders, and suicide, Tine Maes and Geert Dom34. Suicide among people with psychosis in schizophrenia spectrum epidemiology and prevention, Merete Nordentoft and Trine Madsen35. Suicidal behaviour and bipolar disorder: risk and resilience factors, Maj Vinberg and Merete Nordentoft36. Suicidal behaviour and non-suicidal self-injury among patients with eating disorders, Judit Balazs and Lili Olga Horvath37. Adjustment disorder and suicide in adult and youth population, Mira Levis Frenk and Alan Apter38. Risk for suicidal behaviour in personality disorders, Barbara Stanley, Raksha Kandlur, and Jennifer JonesPart 6: Somatic and gender Determinants of Suicide39. Somatic diseases and suicidal behaviour, Elsebeth Stenager, Egon Stenager and Annette Erlangsen40. Women and suicidal behaviour: New directions in theory, research and prevention, Silvia Sara Canetto41. Suicide in men: Suicide prevention for the male person, Wolfgang Rutz and Zoltan Rihmer42. Sexual and gender minority populations and suicidal behaviours, Helen Keeley, Fiachra O Suilleabhain and Marie LeanePart 7: Suicide Risk Assessment43. Decision making and biases in suicide risk assessment, Gergö HadlaczkyPsychometric Measures44. Scales for the evaluation of suicide risk, Hilario Blasco Fontecilla and José de LeónClinical Measures45. The role of the clinical interview in suicide risk assessment, Mark Schechter and John T. Maltsberger46. Recognizing a suicide crisis in psychiatric patients, Herbert HendinBiological Measures47. Biological predictors of suicidal behaviour in mood disorders, J. John Mann and Dianne Currier48. Neuroimaging of Suicidal Behaviour: A Decade of Progress, Katherin Sudol and Maria A OquendoPart 8: Cost of Suicide and Prevention Strategies49. An economic perspective on suicide across the five continents, David McDaid, Brendan Kennelly, Susan Ahern, and Brendan McElroy50. Strategies in suicide prevention, Danuta WassermanPart 9: Health Care StrategiesEarly Detection51. Early detection of risk-taking, self-harming, and suicidal behaviour, Corinna Reichl and Michael Kaess52. Early detection and management of suicidal patients in primary care, Zoltán Rihmer and Wolfgang Rutz53. Crisis hotlines, Emily Halford, Alison M. Lake, and Madelyn S. GouldTreatment54. Pharmacological and other biological treatments of suicidal individuals, Hans-Jurgen Moller55. Countertransference in the treatment of suicidal patients, Mark J. Goldblatt and John T. Maltsberger56. The psychological and behavioural treatment of suicidal behaviour: what are the common elements of treatments that worka57. Dialectical behaviour therapy for suicidal individuals, Beth S. Brodsky, Barbara Stanley, and Ilana Gratch58. Cognitive and Other Therapies for Suicidal Individuals, Megan Chesin and Barbara Stanley59. Online treatment programmes for suicidal persons: Current evidence and future directions, Björn Meyer60. Treatment of suicide attempts and suicidal patients in psychiatric care, Lars Mehlum61. Prevention of suicide following psychiatric hospitalization, Natalie B. Riblet and Brian Shiner62. Family psycho-education after a suicide attempt, Karolina Krysinska and Karl Andriessen63. Art in suicide treatment and prevention, Thomas Bronisch and Flora von SpretiPart 10: Survivors of Suicide Loss64. Suicide loss: Characteristics and support for people bereaved by suicide, Karl Andriessen and Karolina Krysinska65. Therapists as survivors of suicide loss, Onja T. GradPart 11: Young People and Suicide66. Psychopathology and risk factors for suicide in the young, Maya Iohan-Barak and Israel Orbach67. Psychiatric disorders in suicide and suicide attempters, Mira Levis Frenk, Cendrine Bursztein, and Alan Apter68. The link between physical disorders and suicidality in children and adolescents, Gil Zalsman, Gal Shoval and Nir Lubad69. Effective treatments for suicidal youth: Psychosocial and pharmacological approaches, David Brent70. Individual therapy techniques with suicidal adolescents, Anthony Spirito, Christianne Esposito-Smythers, and Shayna CheekPart 12: Elderly People and Suicide71. Suicidal older people in clinical and community settings : Risk factors, treatment and suicide prevention, Diego De Leo, Brian Draper, and Karolina KrysinskaPart 13: Public Health StrategiesAwareness and Education72. Suicide prevention by education and the moulding of attitudes, David Titelman and Danuta Wasserman73. Universal suicide prevention in schools, Camilla Wasserman and Vladimir Carli74. Multilevel approaches in adult suicide prevention, Ulrich Hegerl, Ines Heinz, and Julian Hug75. Mass-media and suicide prevention, Michael Westerlund and Thomas Niederkrotenthaler76. The role of the Internet in suicide prevention from the public health perspective, Michael Westerlund and Karolina Krysinska77. Representations of suicide in cinema, Gérard CamyControlling the access to means of suicide78. The role of restricting access to potentially lethal medication in suicide prevention, Cyril Hoschl and Pavla Čermáková79. Restrictions of access to pesticides in suicide prevention, Michael R. Phillips and David Gunnell80. Gun availability and gun control in suicide prevention, Thomas Reisch81. Prevention of metropolitan and railway suicide, Karl-Heinz Ladwig, Natalia Erazo, and Karoline Lukaschek82. Protecting bridges in suicide prevention, Vladimir Carli and Miriam Iosue83. Prevention of suicide by jumping: experiences from Taipei City (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Singapore, Paul Yip, Yingqi Guo, Lynn Tang, and Ying-Yeh Chen84. Prevention of suicide due to charcoal burning, Ying-Yeh Chen, Jacky Wong, and Paul Yip85. Restriction of alcohol in suicide prevention, Gergö Hadlaczky and Danuta WassermanPart 14: Worldwide networking in Suicide Research and Prevention86. The World Health Organization s role in suicide prevention, Dévora Kestel and Alexandra Fleischmann87. The World Psychiatric Association Section of Suicidology, Vladimir Carli, Danuta Wasserman, and Jean Pierre Kahn88. The European Psychiatric Association Section on Suicidology and Suicide Prevention, Marco Sarchiapone, Jorge Lopez Castroman, and Carla Gramaglia89. European College of Neuropsychopharmacology network on studies of suicide and suicide prevention, Danuta Wasserman and Vladimir Carli90. The International Academy of Suicide Research, Danuta Wasserman and J. John Mann91. The International Association for Suicide Prevention, Lars Mehlum and Ella Arensman92. The American Association of Suicidology, Amy J. Kulp and Julie Cerel93. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Robert Gebbia and Christine Moutier94. Suicide Prevention International, Herbert Hendin95. The role of volunteer organizations in suicide prevention, Karl Andriessen