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Review of Suicidology, 2000 sets the foundation for an evidence-based approach to one of the most pressing public health challenges of the new millennium--the prevention of suicidal behavior. Not only are our achievements acknowledged, but our limitations are as well, providing a balanced view for undergraduate and postgraduate students of suicidology. --Robert D. Goldney, MD, President, International Association for Suicide Prevention; Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Australia<br><br> Every clinician working with psychiatric patients is on the front lines of the war against suicide. The major weapon is knowledge. This volume provides a wealth of information on patterns of suicide, risk factors, and effective treatment approaches for major psychiatric disorders. It reviews a broad landscape of research that will richly reward the reader. --J. John Mann, MD, Professor of Psychiatry Columbia University; Chief of Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute<br>

Review of Suicidology, 2000 sets the foundation for an evidence-based approach to one of the most pressing public health challenges of the new millennium--the prevention of suicidal behavior. Not only are our achievements acknowledged, but our limitations are as well, providing a balanced view for undergraduate and postgraduate students of suicidology. --Robert D. Goldney, MD, President, International Association for Suicide Prevention; Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Australia Every clinician working with psychiatric patients is on the front lines of the war against suicide. The major weapon is knowledge. This volume provides a wealth of information on patterns of suicide, risk factors, and effective treatment approaches for major psychiatric disorders. It reviews a broad landscape of research that will richly reward the reader. --J. John Mann, MD, Professor of Psychiatry Columbia University; Chief of Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute

Review of Suicidology, 2000 sets the foundation for an evidence-based approach to one of the most pressing public health challenges of the new millennium--the prevention of suicidal behavior. Not only are our achievements acknowledged, but our limitations are as well, providing a balanced view for undergraduate and postgraduate students of suicidology. --Robert D. Goldney, MD, President, International Association for Suicide Prevention; Department of Psychiatry, University of Adelaide, Australia <br> Every clinician working with psychiatric patients is on the front lines of the war against suicide. The major weapon is knowledge. This volume provides a wealth of information on patterns of suicide, risk factors, and effective treatment approaches for major psychiatric disorders. It reviews a broad landscape of research that will richly reward the reader. --J. John Mann, MD, Professor of Psychiatry Columbia University; Chief of Neuroscience, New York State Psychiatric Institute <br>

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Ronald W. Maris, Ph.D., directs the Center for the Study of Suicide and is Professor of Preventive Medicine at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches suicide death investigation and prevention to psychiatric residents, physicians, nurses, and medical students. He is also editor of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, the official journal of the American Association of Suicidology. The author of numerous journal articles on suicide, Dr. Maris has served as either author or editor of 11 books on the topic. He is past president and treasurer of the American Association of Suicidology and is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

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