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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lester, David, editor.

Gunn III, John F., editor.

Quinnett, Paul, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Suicide.

Men--Psychology.

Men.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield, Illinois : Charles C Thomas Publisher, Ltd, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The goal of this book is to explore the phenomenon of suicide, focusing on males who are at a greater risk than females. Scholars and mental health professionals continue to have the tendency to ignore men and focus instead on the more narrow demographic groups. Attention is drawn to the lack of help-seeking behavior exhibited by men as well as the numerous recommendations for the prevention of male suicide. The issues specific to male suicide includes the atypical nature of male depression, the role of loneliness, drug and alcohol abuse, the male hormone (testosterone), and men's preferred me

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

869881459