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A01=Committee on Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adolescent and Adult Suicide
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Author_Committee on Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adolescent and Adult Suicide
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Product details
- ISBN 9780309083218
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Oct 2002
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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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 peoplea (TM)s experience with suicide. The book explores the factors that raise a persona (TM)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 practitionersa (TM) 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.
SK Goldsmith, TC Pellmar, AM Kleinman, WE Bunney, Editors, Committee on Pathophysiology & Prevention of Adolescent & Adult Suicide, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health
