Suicide from a global perspective : vulnerable populations and controversies / Amresh Shrivastava, Megan Kimbrell, David Lester, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shrivastava, Amresh.

Kimbrell, Megan.

Lester, David, 1942-

Series:

Social Issues, Justice and Status

Social issues, justice and status

Health psychology research focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide.

Suicide--Psychological aspects.

Suicide--Sociological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the fifth and final volume in a series of books examining the problem of suicide around the world and how suicide can be prevented. There are many groups of individuals that have been the focus of special interest. Part One of this volume presents current research and interventions for these groups, including those who have chronic medical illnesses, who are homeless and who are very young. Suicide in the workplace and in jails and prisons presents particular problems for mental health professionals, and the problems involved in preventing suicide in these situations are discussed. Part Two presents discussions of issues that have been of particular concern in recent years, such as whether antidepressants precipitate suicidal behaviour in some people as well as preventing it in others and the complex issues involved in physician-assisted suicide.

Contents:

""Suicide From a Global Perspective: Vulnerable Populations and Controversies ""; ""Suicide From a Global Perspective: Vulnerable Populations and Controversies ""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contributors""; ""Editors""; ""Corresponding Authors""; ""Chapter 1: Suicide in Prepubertal Children""; ""Introduction""; ""Risk Factors""; ""Personal/Individual Characteristics""; ""Psychiatric Co-Morbidity""; ""Prior Suicide Attempts""; ""Gender""; ""Cognitive Development and Maturity""; ""Genetics""

""Family Characteristics/Psychopathology""""Negative Life Stressors/Environmental Influences""; ""Problems of Reporting Prepubertal Suicides""; ""Methods of Suicide in Prepubertal Children""; ""Cross-Cultural Considerations""; ""Identification, Prevention and Intervention""; ""Identifying At-Risk Prepubertal Children""; ""Prevention""; ""Intervention and Treatment""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Youth and Student Suicide""; ""Introduction""; ""Risk Factors""; ""Personal/Individual Characteristics""; ""Psychiatric Co-Morbidity""; ""Personality Correlates""; ""Genetics""; ""Gender""

""Sexual Orientation""""Prior Suicide Attempts""; ""Family Characteristics/Psychopathology""; ""Negative Life Stressors/Environmental Influences""; ""Developmental Issues""; ""Prevention and Intervention""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3: Suicide in Old Age""; ""Introduction""; ""Time Trends""; ""Epidemiology and Cross-National Variation""; ""Age, Period and Cohort Effects""; ""Cohort Effects""; ""Age Effects""; ""Period Effects""; ""Demographic, Social and Socio-Economic Factors""; ""Sex""; ""Social Factors""; ""Cultural Factors""; ""Socio-Economic Factors""; ""Psychiatric Morbidity""

""Depressive Illness""""Alcohol and Substance Misuse and Dependence""; ""Schizophrenia""; ""Neurotic Disorders and Personality Disorder""; ""Dementia""; ""Absence of Mental Illness""; ""Physical Illness""; ""Influence of Hospitalization""; ""Service Contact""; ""Treatment""; ""Methods""; ""Location of Suicide""; ""Suicide Notes""; ""Inpatient Suicide""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Suicide and Gender""; ""Introduction""; ""Issues of Prevalence""; ""Gender Role Socialization and Stressors""; ""Male Gender and Suicidality""; ""Female Gender and Suicidality""; ""Conclusion""

""References""""Chapter 5: Suicide and Sexual Orientation""; ""Introduction""; ""Scope and Identification of Problem""; ""Conceptual Framework""; ""Youth Suicide in Lesbian, Gay""; ""and Bisexual Communities""; ""Recommendations: Intervention and Prevention""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Intellectual Disability and Suicidal Behavior""; ""Introduction""; ""Children and Adolescents""; ""Rhode Island Study""; ""Pittsburgh Medical Center Study""; ""Adults with Intellectual Disability""; ""Down Syndrome""; ""Completed Suicide in this Population""; ""Risk Factors for Suicidality""

""Intervention""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61942-793-1

OCLC:

923652620