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Title Reducing suicide : a national imperative / S.K. Goldsmith [and others], editors ; Committee on Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adolescent and Adult Suicide, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 496 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Magnitude of the problem -- Psychiatric and psychological factors -- Biological factors -- Childhood trauma -- Society and culture -- Medical and psychotherapeutic interventions -- Programs for suicide prevention -- Barriers to effective treatment and intervention -- Barriers to research and promising -- Findings and recommendations
Summary "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, this book strikes on intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about people's experience with suicide. Reducing Suicide 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 also present lessons learned from a variety of suicide prevention initiatives and 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."--Jacket
Analysis Samfundsvidenskab Sociologi
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
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Subject Suicide -- United States
Suicide -- United States -- Prevention
Suicidal behavior -- Treatment -- United States
Suicidal behavior -- Risk factors -- United States
Suicide -- Prevention.
Psychotherapy.
Suicide Prevention
Psychotherapy
Risk Factors
Social Support
Suicide -- psychology
PSYCHOLOGY -- Suicide.
Psychotherapy
Suicidal behavior -- Risk factors
Suicidal behavior -- Treatment
Suicide
Suicide -- Prevention
Suizidverhütung
Aspect psychologique.
Comportement suicidaire.
Facteur de risque.
Prévention.
Psychothérapie.
Suicide.
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
USA
États-Unis.
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Goldsmith, Sara K.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide.
LC no. 2002012032
ISBN 0309506824
9780309506823