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Suicide and mental health
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- ISBN: 9781610695831 (hardback)
- ISBN: 1610695836 (hardback)
- ISBN: 9781610695848 (ebook)
- ISBN: 1610695844 (ebook)
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xvii, 153 pages : illustrations : 24 cm. - Publisher: Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LCC, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes biblioraphical references (pages 149-150) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- section I. Overview and background information -- 1. Suicide : what it is and what it is not -- 2. Who commits suicide? : historical and statistical perspectives -- 3. Suicidality and motivation : ideation, planning, intention, and commission -- 4. Risk factors for suicide -- 5. Prevention and treatment for suicidality -- section II. Contemporary controversies and issues -- 6. Mental health, mental illness, and suicide -- Suicide and treatment -- 7. Patient rights and the right to die -- 8. Roles of family, friends, professionals, society, and the law -- 9. Summary and conclusions -- Suicied : the basics -- Historical, cultural, and religious perspective -- Motives and risk factors -- Prevention and treatment of suicidality -- pt. III. Primary documents -- "Mayo Clinic : suicide and suicidal thoughts" -- "Suicide by profession : lots of confusion, inconclusive data" -- "Exploring the link between suicide and TBI" -- "Suicides" -- UCR today : "Study links suicide risk with rates of gun ownership, political conservatism: -- "About teen suicide" -- "Suicide facts at a glance -- Timeline -- Glossary.. |
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| Subject: | Suicidal behavior Suicide Suicide psychology Mental Health |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 569 .N93 2014 | 30775305504186 | General Collection | Available | - |
Suicide and Mental Health
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Table of Contents
Suicide and Mental Health
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Series Foreword | p. xi | |
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii | |
| Introduction | p. xv | |
| Section I | Overview and Background Information | p. 1 |
| 1 | Suicide: What It Is and What It Is Not | p. 3 |
| Introduction | p. 3 | |
| Definitions | p. 4 | |
| Methods of Committing Suicide | p. 11 | |
| Myths about Suicide | p. 13 | |
| Summary | p. 14 | |
| 2 | Who Commits Suicide?: Historical and Statistical Perspectives | p. 15 |
| Historical Factors in Suicide | p. 15 | |
| Statistics on Suicide | p. 17 | |
| Other Factors Related to Suicide | p. 22 | |
| The Risks of Antidepressant Medications | p. 24 | |
| Suicide in the Military | p. 25 | |
| Summary | p. 26 | |
| 3 | Suicidality and Motivation: Ideation. Planning, Intention, and Commission | p. 27 |
| Terms and Concepts | p. 27 | |
| Motives | p. 30 | |
| 4 | Risk Factors for Suicide | p. 37 |
| Mental Illness | p. 38 | |
| Medical Problems | p. 39 | |
| Substance Abuse and Dependence | p. 41 | |
| Problem Gambling | p. 42 | |
| Financial/Professional Problems | p. 43 | |
| Family/Relationship Problems | p. 43 | |
| Trauma and Extreme Events | p. 44 | |
| Summary | p. 45 | |
| 5 | Prevention and Treatment for Suicidality | p. 47 |
| Methods and Sites of Prevention | p. 48 | |
| Risk Assessment | p. 53 | |
| Assess Condition | p. 54 | |
| Treatments | p. 55 | |
| Summary | p. 58 | |
| Section II | Contemporary Controversies and Issues | p. 59 |
| 6 | Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Suicide | p. 61 |
| Is Suicide "Crazy"? | p. 61 | |
| Suicide and Treatment | p. 66 | |
| Summary | p. 71 | |
| 7 | Patient Rights and the Right to Die | p. 73 |
| Introduction | p. 73 | |
| The Right to Die | p. 75 | |
| Some Other Ethical Issues in the Right to Die | p. 79 | |
| Other Right-to-Die Issues | p. 81 | |
| Summary | p. 82 | |
| 8 | Roles of Family, Friends, Professionals, Society, and the Law | p. 83 |
| Roles of Family and Friends | p. 83 | |
| Roles of Professionals | p. 87 | |
| Legal Issues in Suicide | p. 91 | |
| Summary | p. 93 | |
| 9 | Summary and Conclusions | p. 95 |
| Suicide-The Basics | p. 95 | |
| Historical, Cultural, and Religious Perspective | p. 96 | |
| Motives and Risk Factors | p. 96 | |
| Prevention and Treatment of Suicidally | p. 97 | |
| Controversial Issues | p. 99 | |
| Section III | Primary Documents | p. 103 |
| "Mayo Clinic: Suicide and Suicidal Thoughts" | p. 105 | |
| "Suicide by Profession: Lots of Confusion, Inconclusive Data" | p. 114 | |
| "Exploring the Link between Suicide and TBI" | p. 115 | |
| "Suicides" | p. 117 | |
| UCR Today-"Study Links Suicide Risk with Rates of Gun Ownership, Political Conservatism" | p. 102 | |
| "About Teen Suicide" | p. 123 | |
| "Suicide Facts at a Glance" | p. 127 | |
| Timeline | p. 131 | |
| Glossary | p. 139 | |
| Resources | p. 149 | |
| Index | p. 151 |
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