Overview

Every year about 30,000 people die by suicide in the United States and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help. This work 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. The book explores the factors that raise a person's 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 programme and other prevention initiatives. The book also identifies barriers to effective research and treatment. This new volume should be of special interest to policymakers, administrators, researchers, practitioners and journalists working in the field of mental health. r

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SK Goldsmith, TC Pellmar, AM Kleinman, WE Bunney, Editors, Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health

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