Reducing Suicide: A National Imperative - Couverture rigide

Institute Of Medicine; Board On Neuroscience And Behavioral Health; Committee On Pathophysiology And Prevention Of Adolescent And Adult Suicide

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ISBN 10 : 0309083214 ISBN 13 : 9780309083218

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2002

Synopsis

Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the U.S., and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help.

Reducing Suicide provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic and costly problem: how we can build an appropriate infrastructure, conduct needed research, and improve our ability to recognize suicide risk and effectively intervene. Rich in data, the book also strikes an intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about people's experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a person's risk of suicide: psychological and biological factors including substance abuse, the link between childhood trauma and later suicide, and the impact of family life, economic status, religion, and other social and cultural conditions. The authors review the effectiveness of existing interventions, including mental health practitioners' ability to assess suicide risk among patients. They present lessons learned from the Air Force suicide prevention program and other prevention initiatives. And they identify barriers to effective research and treatment.

This new volume will be of special interest to policy makers, administrators, researchers, practitioners, and journalists working in the field of mental health.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

SK Goldsmith, TC Pellmar, AM Kleinman, WE Bunney, Editors, Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309083214
• ISBN 13: 9780309083218
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 512
• Éditeur: Bunney W. E., Kleinman A. M., Pellmar T. C., Goldsmith S. K.
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• Personne responsable: non disponible