The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention - Hardcover

 
9781118903278: The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1118903277 ISBN 13: 9781118903278
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

Rory O'Connor is Professor of Health Psychology at the University of Glasgow and Past President of the International Academy of Suicide Research. O'Connor leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Laboratory at Glasgow, one of the leading suicide and self-harm research groups in the UK. He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm, and is also Deputy Chief Editor of Archives of Suicide Research, an Associate Editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, and a member of the editorial board of Crisis.

Jane Pirkis is the Director of the Centre for Mental Health in the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne, and General Secretary of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. She has published extensively on suicide and its prevention.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1118903277
ISBN 13 
9781118903278
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
843
Editor
O'Connor Rory C., Pirkis Jane