| Suicide Prevention: Resources for the Millennium 2000. 2nd Print Edition Contributor(s): Lester, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0876309872 ISBN-13: 9780876309872 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2000 Annotation: "Suicide Prevention" presents an evaluation of the past, present, and future of suicidal behavior and efforts to prevent or facilitate suicide. Authors from varying disciplines of psychology, sociology, and psychiatry analyze suicide in the opening chapters. Through the exploration of the roles of these disciplines, the roles of primary physicians, and the impact of suicide prevention education in schools, the contributors describe the history of suicidology and the changes necessary for improvement. The book concludes with a section detailing the goals and activities of organizations designed to prevent or facilitate suicide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Suicide - Psychology | Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior - Psychology | Psychotherapy - General |
| Dewey: 362.287 |
| LCCN: 00040341 |
| Series: Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.37" W x 9.5" (1.35 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study presents an evaluation of the past, present and future of suicidal behaviour and efforts to prevent or facilitate suicide. Authors from the varying disciplines of psychology, sociology and psychiatry analyze suicide in the opening chapters. Through the exploration of the roles of these disciplines, the roles of primary physicians, and the impact of suicide prevention education in schools, the contributors describe the history of suicidology and the changes necessary for improvement. The book concludes with a section detailing the goals and activities of organizations designed to prevent or facilitate suicide. |