Reducing Suicide : A National Imperative PDF
by Institute of Medicine, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Committee on Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adolescent and Adult Suicide
Edited by W. E. Bunney, A. M. Kleinman, T. C. Pellmar, S. K. Goldsmith
Description
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, the book also strikes an intensely personal chord, featuring compelling quotes about peoples experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a persons 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 present lessons learned from the Air Force suicide prevention program and other prevention initiatives. And they 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.
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- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2002
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Pages:512 pages
- Publisher:National Academies Press
- Publication Date:01/10/2002
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- ISBN:9780309506823
