Overview

Suicide is a pressing international health problem, yet its breadth remains unacknowledged. The principal purpose of this study is to expand the boundaries of suicide research, by focusing on fresh approaches to the problems as well as on emerging areas of research emphasis. Contributors from related fields of study each lend their own perspective to suicidology. The end result is an work which should prove useful to clinicians and researchers grappling with this vexing public health issue.

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Author:   Thomas Joiner, Jr. ,  M. David Rudd
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2000 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.340kg
ISBN:  

9780792378457

ISBN 10:   0792378458
Pages:   278
Publication Date:   31 May 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. New Life in Suicide Science; T. Joiner. 2. Decades of Suicide Research: Wherefrom and Whereto? D. Lester. 3. The Hopelessness Theory of Suicidality; L.Y. Abramson, et al. 4. Escaping the Self Consumes Regulatory Resources: A Self-Regulatory Model of Suicide; K.D. Vohs, R.F. Baumeister. 5. Toward an Integrated Theory of Suicidal Behaviors: Merging the Hopelessness, Self-Discrepancy, and Escape Theories; M.M. Cornette, et al. 6. Shame, Guilt, and Suicide; M.E. Hastings, et al. 7. Mood Regulation and Suicidal Behavior; S.J. Catanzaro. 8. Desperate Acts for Desperate Times: Looming Vulnerability and Suicide; J.H. Riskind, et al. 9. Suicide and Panic Disorder: Integration of the Literature and New Findings; N.B. Schmidt, et al. 10. Suicide Risk in Externalizing Syndromes: Temperamental and Neurobiological Underpinnings; E. Verona, C.J. Patrick. 11. Studying Interpersonal Factors in Suicide: Perspectives from Depression Research; J. Davila, S.E. Daley. 12. Gender, Social Roles, and Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in a General Population Sample; N. Sachs-Ericsson. 13. Suicidal Behavior in African American Women with a History of Childhood Maltreatment; S. Young, et al. 14. Issues in the Evaluation of Youth Suicide Prevention Initiatives; J. Kalafat. 15. Recognition and Treatment of Suicidal Youth: Broadening Our Research Agenda; C.A. King, M. Knox. 16. A Conceptual Scheme for Assessing Treatment Outcome in Suicidality; M.D. Rudd.

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