International Handbook of Suicide Prevention (eBook)

Research, Policy and Practice

Jacki Gordon, Rory C. O'Connor, Stephen Platt (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
696 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-119-99614-9 (ISBN)

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The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention showcases the latest cutting-edge research from the world’s leading authorities, and highlights policy and practice implications for the prevention of suicide.  

• Brings together the world’s leading authorities on suicidal behaviour, renowned for their suicide prevention research, policy and practice
• Addresses the key questions of why people attempt suicide, the best interventions, treatments and care for those at risk, and the key international challenges in trying to prevent suicide
• Describes up-to-date, theoretically-derived and evidence-based research and practice from across the globe, which will have implications across countries, cultures and the lifespan

Rory C. O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at the University of Stirling, where he leads the Suicidal Behaviour Research Group. Professor O'Connor is also President-Elect of the International Academy for Suicide Research, Honorary Professor of Psychology at the University of Nottingham and he serves on the editorial board of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Suicidology Online, Psychology & Health and Journal of Behavioral Medicine. He has published extensively in the field of suicide and self-harm.
Stephen Platt is Professor of Health Policy Research at the University of Edinburgh. His research interest in mental health and suicidal behaviour spans over 30 years, and he is involved in policy development and analysis relating to public mental health and mental health improvement.

Jacki Gordon is an independent consultant in Public Health research and evaluation. She previously worked for the Scottish Government where she had lead national responsibility for improving the evidence base for suicide prevention and translating it into policy and practice. She is the co-editor of How We Feel: An Insight into the Emotional World of Teenagers (with G. Grant, 1997).

Rezensionen

"Moreover, I would thoroughly recommend this handbook as anaccessible, comprehensive guide to anyone who has a professional orpersonal interest in suicide prevention." (The Psychologist, 1February 2012)

"This impressive handbook provides the most up-to-date research,policy and practice in suicide prevention with contributions frommany international experts... A must read for clinicians,researchers, policy makers and scholars!" (Ella Arensman, IASPVice-President, IASP Bulletin, January/February 2012)The editors have assembled a stellar group of researchers,therapists and policy makers to provide a current and comprehensivereview of what we know about suicidal behavior and what strategiesexist for preventing suicide. But more than that, this bookprovides excellent guidelines for those treating suicidalindividuals, focusing on evidence-based approaches and innovationsin the field, such as the role of mindfulness. In addition, thereare chapters that introduce us to novel theories of suicidalbehavior that will stimulate our minds and generate innovativeresearch. Scholars and practitioners will find this handbook bothstimulating and useful.
--David Lester, President-Elect of theAmerican Association of Suicidology

O'Connor, Platt, and Gordon have assembled an impressive arrayof scholars and clinicians to offer fresh perspectives on one ofthe most enigmatic and persistent of human tragedies.
--Ron Maris, Distinguished ProfessorEmeritus, University of South Carolina, USA

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.6.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Schlagworte: Clinical psychology • Klinische Psychologie • Psychologie • Psychology
• ISBN-10: 1-119-99614-7 / 1119996147
• ISBN-13: 978-1-119-99614-9 / 9781119996149