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Title Understanding and preventing college student suicide / edited by Dorian A. Lamis and David Lester ; with 41 other contributors
Published Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (339 pages)
Contents Chapter 1 -- Suicidal behaviors among college students ; Chapter 2 -- Ccollege student suicide risk : analysis of national epidemiological data ; Chapter 3 -- Gender considerations in college students' suicidal behavior ; Chapter 4 -- Racial and ethnic differences ; Chapter 5 -- Murder-suicide on campus ; Chapter 6 -- Suicide risk in university students : a psychiatric perspective ; Chapter 7 -- Individual and family history ; Chapter 8 -- Alcohol involvement and suicidality in college students ; Chapter 9 -- Environmental stressors
Chapter 10 -- Suicide risk and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students. Chapter 11 -- Interpersonal factors ; Chapter 12 -- Protective factors ; Chapter 13 -- A case study ; Chapter 14 -- Suicide assessment in college students : innovations in uncovering suicidal ideation and intent ; Chapter 15 -- Cognitive behavioral therapy for suicidal behavior ; Chapter 16 -- The colaborative assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS) with suicidal college students ; Chapter 17 -- College suicide prevention programs and interventions ; Chapter 18 -- Suicidal postvention in colleges and univesities
Chapter 19 -- University liability for student suicides : a review of case law ; Chapter 20 -- Final thought ; Name index ; Subject index
Summary Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death among college students in the United States. This complex issue on college campuses is often overlooked, and this book combines the efforts from several leaders in the field of suicidology in an attempt to grasp a better understanding of college student suicide. The book is divided into four parts. Part I discusses suicidal behaviors among college students, college student suicide risk and an analysis of national epidemiological data, gender considerations, racial and ethnic differences, and murder-suicide on campus. Part II explores ..
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject College students -- Suicidal behavior -- United States
Suicide -- United States -- Prevention
Suicide -- Law and legislation -- United States
College students -- Mental health -- United States
College students -- Suicidal behavior -- United States -- Case studies
Social problems.
Adulthood.
Sociology.
Social sciences.
Human behavior.
Suicide.
Students.
College students.
Young adults.
Students -- Mental health -- United States
Social Problems
Persons
Adult
Education
Education, Nonprofessional
Self-Injurious Behavior
Age Groups
Sociology
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena
Behavioral Symptoms
Named Groups
Social Sciences
Behavior
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Psychiatry and Psychology
Suicide
Students
Young Adult
social issues.
adulthood.
adults (people)
sociology.
social sciences.
human behavior.
suicides.
students.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Suicide.
Young adults
Suicide
Students
Sociology
Social sciences
Social problems
Human behavior
College students
Adulthood
College students -- Mental health
College students -- Suicidal behavior
Suicide -- Law and legislation
Suicide -- Prevention
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency.
United States
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
Author Lamis, Dorian A.
Lester, David.
LC no. 2011014311
ISBN 9780398086718
0398086710