Suicide: An unnecessary death

by Danuta Wasserman (Editor)

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. 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 an accessible summary of the latest research into suicide and its prevention. The abundance of new literature can make it difficult for those whose clinical practice involves daily contact with suicidal patients to devote sufficient time to penetrating the research and, accordingly, apply new findings in their clinical practice. In light of the WHO Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2020, this new edition is a timely contribution to the field, and a vital and rapid overview, that will increase awareness of suicide prevention methods.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198717393
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/15/2016
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Danuta Wasserman, Professor of Psychiatry and Suicidology, National Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention of Mental Ill-Health (NASP), Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

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.

Table of Contents

Section I Epidemiology1. Suicide in the world, Alexandra FleischmannSection II Theoretical models of suicide behaviour2. Stress-vulnerability model of suicidal behaviours, Danuta Wasserman and Marcus Sokolowski3. The suicidal process, Danuta Wasserman4. Neurobiology of suicide and attempted suicide, J. John Mann and Victoria Arango5. Social dimensions of suicide, Ilkka Henrik MakinenSection III Risk groups for suicideIIIA Psychiatric disorders6. Depression, bipolar disorders and suicide, Danuta Wasserman7. Alcohol, other psychoactive substance use disorders and suicide, Danuta Wasserman8. Anxiety and suicide, Jan Fawcett9. Eating disorders and suicide, Danuta Wasserman10. Adjustment disorders and suicide, Danuta Wasserman11. Suicide risk in schizophrenia, Alec Roy and Maurizio PompiliIIIB Personality disorders12. Personality disorders and suicide, Danuta WassermanIIIC Somatic disorders13. Physical illnesses and suicide, Jouko LonnqvistSection IV Risk situations for suicide14. Negative life events and suicide, Danuta Wasserman15. Suicidal people's experiences of trauma and negative life events, Danuta Wasserman16. Attempted suicide as a risk factor for suicide, Lars Mehlum17. Immigrant populations and suicide, Ahmed Hankir and Dinesh Bhugra18. Suicide in the Criminal Justice System, Marco Sarchiapone19. Suicide in the Armed Forces, Vsevolod A. RozanovSection V Age-related suicide20. Adolescent suicide and attempted suicide, Alan Apter and Yari Gvion21. Older adults and suicide, Siobhan T. O'Dwyer and Diego De LeoSection VI Suicide Risk Assessment22. Suicide risk assessment, Danuta Wasserman23. The suicidal patient-doctor relationship, Danuta Wasserman24. Heuristics and biases in suicide risk assessment, Gergo Hadlackzy25. Psychometric scales in suicide risk assessment, Per Bech, Lis R. Olsen, and Goran Hogberg26. Strategies in suicide prevention, Danuta WassermanSection VII Health care perspective27. Pharmacological treatment of underlying psychiatric disorders in suicidal patients, Hans-Jurgen Moller28. Psychological Treatments for Suicidal Individuals, Megan Chesin, Andriy Yuryev, and Barbara Stanley29. Education of general practitioners in depression and suicide prevention, Wolfgang Rutz and Zoltan Rihmer30. Collaboration between psychiatrists and other physicians, Jean-Pierre Soubrier31. The work environment for healthcare staff, Danuta Wasserman32. A psycho-educational perspective on family involvement in suicide prevention and postvention, Karl Andriessen and Karolina KrysinskaSection VIII Public Health Perspective33. Perestroika in the former USSR: history's most effective suicide-preventive programme for men, Danuta Wasserman and Airi Varnik34. Controlling the environment to prevent suicide, Annette L. Beautrais35. Suicide prevention through the Internet, Vladimir Carli36. Suicide prevention in schools, Danuta Wasserman and Veronique Narboni

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

'An outstanding and important book ... It performs a major service by providing an up-to-date source of information on this important topic.' - World Journal of Biological Psychiatry

'A landmark among recent publications about self-inflicted death.' - Journal of Crisis Prevention and Suicide Intervention

Editorial 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)

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