O'Connor, Rory C.
The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention
The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention, 2nd Edition, presents a series of readings that consider the individual and societal factors that lead to suicide, it addresses ways these factors may be mitigated, and presents the most up-to-date evidence for effective suicide prevention approaches.
- An updated reference that shows why effective suicide prevention can only be achieved by understanding the many reasons why people choose to end their lives
- Gathers together contributions from more than 100 of the world’s leading authorities on suicidal behavior—many of them new to this edition
- Considers suicide from epidemiological, psychological, clinical, sociological, and neurobiological perspectives, providing a holistic understanding of the subject
- Describes the most up-to-date, evidence-based research and practice from across the globe, and explores its implications across countries, cultures, and the lifespan
Keywords: Suicide; suicide prevention; suicide research; suicide policy; psychology; psychiatry; mental health
- Editor
- O'Connor, Rory C.
- Pirkis, Jane
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2016
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 2
- Page amount
- 848 pages
- Category
- Medicine, Health Care, Mode
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781118903247
- Printed ISBN
- 9781118903278