Suicide: A Modern Obsession - Couverture souple

Beattie, Derek; Devitt, Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1909718297 ISBN 13 : 9781909718296

Editeur : Liberties Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

In 2011, 525 people died by suicide in Ireland - an increase of 7 percent on the previous year. After these figures were published, the Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, described suicide as 'a tragedy that we are constantly working to prevent'. Ireland, like most countries, has a national suicide prevention strategy, but there is scant evidence to support most of the initiatives set out in national suicide prevention strategies.

In Suicide: A Modern Obsession, Dr. Pat Devitt and Derek Beattie explore suicide in different cultures and historical periods, survey various public-policy approaches to the subject (looking at what works and what doesn't), investigate links between economic performance and suicide, and provide an in-depth examination of suicide prevention. They also look at the impact of media portrayals of suicide. Finally, they offer practical advice to those dealing with suicide and its aftermath.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

DEREK BEATTIE is a Master's graduate in Social Research from Trinity College Dublin. He has worked in a research capacity with the Health Research Board and for the past four years with the Mental Health Commission, as project officer.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liberties Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1909718297
• ISBN 13: 9781909718296
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible