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Suicide in men : how men differ from women in expressing their distress / edited by David Lester, John F. Gunn III, Paul Quinnett ; (With 14 Other Contributors).
Van Pelt Library HV6545 .S8327 2014
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suicide.
- Men--Psychology.
- Men.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 374 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Springfield : Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Ltd., [2014]
- Contents:
- Preface
- Overview
- Men and suicide: an overview / Karolina Krysinska
- Causes
- Male depression and suicide / David Lester
- Fatal loneliness : the role of loneliness in men's suicide / John F. Gunn III
- Drugs, alcohol, and suicidal behavior in men / John F. Gunn III & David Lester
- Risk and protective factors for factors for male suicide / John F. Gunn III & David Lester
- The role of testosterone / David Lester
- Men, guns and suicide / David Lester
- Suicide among male athletes / John F. Gunn
- Suicide in the armed forces / John F. Gunn III & David Lester
- Suicide in mass murderers and serial killers / David Lester
- Suicide bombers / David Lester
- Murder-suicide / David Lester
- Suicide in gay men / John F. Gunn III
- Suicide in creative men / David Lester
- The influence of race and ethnicity on suicide in men / John F. Gunn III & Allison L. Gunn
- Men in other cultures
- Male suicide in China / Jie Zhang
- Changing culture, prolonged conflict, and the specter of suicide terrorism : exploring suicide in Palestinian men / Jessica Bonham-White
- Suicide in Ugandan men / Birthe Loa Knizek, Eugene Kinyanda & Heidi Hjelmeland
- Suicide and hegemonic masculinity in Australian men / Jo River
- Suicide in Ghanaian men / Mensah Adinkrah
- Other issues
- The impact of suicide bereavement / John F. Gunn III
- Men, economic strain and suicide in the movies, 1900-2012 / Steven Stack & Barbara Bowman
- Preventing suicide in men
- Preventing suicide in men versus women / David Lester
- Men and suicide prevention : why can't a man be more like a woman / Paul Quinnett
- A study of QPR and help-seeking in men / John A. Cascamo
- Help-seeking and men : an innovative suicide prevention program from the construction industry / Jorgen Gullestrup
- Conclusions
- Final thoughts
- Name index
- Subject index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Suicide in men
- ISBN:
- 9780398087944
- 0398087946
- OCLC:
- 869880314
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