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Comprehensive textbook of suicidology / Ronald W. Maris, Alan L. Berman, Morton M. Silverman ; with contributions by Bruce Bongar ... [and others].
Holman Biotech Commons RC569 .M37 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maris, Ronald W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suicide.
- Medical Subjects:
- Suicide.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 650 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- Multidisciplinary and comprehensive in scope, this volume serves as an authoritative overview of scientific knowledge about suicide and its prevention, providing a foundation in theory, research, and clinical applications. Issues relevant to clinical case management are highlighted, and various treatment modalities are discussed in light of the latest research findings.
- Contents:
- 2 The Theoretical Component in Suicidology 26
- 3 The Empirical Foundations of Suicidology 62
- 4 A Historical Perspective on Suicide / Anton J. L. van Hooff 96
- 5 Age and the Lifespan / Paul A. Nisbet 127
- 6 Suicide, Gender, and Sexuality 145
- 7 Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Aspects of Suicide 170
- 8 Work and the Economy / Steven Stack 193
- 9 Marriage, Family, Family Therapy, and Suicide / Bruce Bongar, Laura Goldberg, Karin Cleary, Kaprice Brown 222
- 10 The Social Relations of Suicides 240
- 11 Suicide Notes and Communications 266
- 12 Suicide Attempts and Methods 284
- 13 Psychiatric Diagnoses and Suicidal Acts / Bryan L. Tanney 311
- 14 Physical Illness and Suicide / Mark J. Goldblatt 342
- 15 Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Suicide / David Lester 357
- 16 The Biology of Suicide 376
- 17 Aggression, Violence, and Suicide / Robert Plutchik 407
- Part IV. Indirect Self-Destruction, Ethics, Philosophy, and the Law
- 18 Indirect Self-Destructive Behavior / Norman L. Farberow 427
- 19 Ethical, Religious, and Philosophical Issues in Suicide 456
- 20 Suicide and the Law 480
- 21 Treatment and Prevention of Suicide 509
- 22 In the Wake of Suicide: Survivorship and Postvention / David A. Jobes, Jason B. Luoma, Lisa Anne T. Hustead, Rachel E. Mann 536.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 157230541X
- OCLC:
- 43851428
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