Comprehensive textbook of suicidology

Alan Lee Berman, Morton M. Silverman, Bruce Michael Bongar

Guilford Press, 2000 - Psychology - 650 pages

This volume presents an authoritative overview of current scientific knowledge about suicide and suicide prevention. Multidisciplinary and comprehensive in scope, the book provides a solid foundation in theory, research, and clinical applications. Issues relevant to clinical case management are highlighted, and various treatment modalities are discussed in light of the latest research findings. Topics covered include the classification and prevalence of suicidal behaviors; social, cultural, and gender contexts of suicide; psychiatric and medical factors; and ethical and legal issues in intervention. Written by three international suicide authorities, the book also includes contributions from other leading scientist-practitioners who report on their respective areas of expertise. Throughout, user-friendly tables, case illustrations, concise summaries of key issues, and annotated references enhance the volume's utility for clinicians, students, and researchers.

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A thorough investigation of the literature to date of publication plus some history and anecdote around the topic. Helpful from a professional perspective.

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i'm still reading this, picking chapters apart, but it's the first book to really look at suicide like something that could be taught in grad school. which is so so desperately needed - my abnormal ...

Contents

• The Theoretical Component in Suicidology: 26
• The Empirical Foundations of Suicidology: 62
• A Historical Perspective on Suicide: 96
• SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC ISSUES: 125
• Age and the Lifespan: 127
• Suicide Gender and Sexuality: 145
• Racial Ethnic and Cultural Aspects of Suicide: 170
• Work and the Economy: 193
• Marriage Family Family Therapy and Suicide: 222
• The Social Relations of Suicides: 240
• Suicide Notes and Communications: 266
• Suicide Attempts and Methods: 284
• Psychiatric Diagnoses and Suicidal Acts: 311
• Physical Illness and Suicide: 342
• Alcoholism Substance Abuse and Suicide: 357
• The Biology of Suicide: 376
• Aggression Violence and Suicide: 407
• INDIRECT SELFDESTRUCTION ETHICS: 425
• Ethical Religious and Philosophical Issues in Suicide: 456
• Suicide and the Law: 480
• Treatment and Prevention of Suicide: 509
• Survivorship and Postvention: 536
• References: 562
• Author Index: 617
• Subject Index: 636

About the author

Ronald W. Maris, PhD, is Director of the Center for the Study of Suicide and Professor of Psychiatry at the University of South Carolina. He is Editor Emeritus of the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior and has authored or edited 18 books on suicide.

Alan L. Berman, PhD, is Executive Director of the American Association of Suicidology and maintains a private practice in psychotherapy and psychological and forensic consultation at the Washington Psychological Center, P.C., in Washington, DC. He is the author or editor of seven books and more than 80 book chapters and articles, and serves as consulting editor for three professional journals.

Morton M. Silverman, MD, a psychiatrist trained at the University of Chicago, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Pritzker School of Medicine and the current Director of its Student Counseling and Resource Service. Editor-in-Chief of the journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, he has published a number of books and articles on suicide prevention and treatment.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Comprehensive textbook of suicidology
• Authors: Alan Lee Berman, Morton M. Silverman, Bruce Michael Bongar
• Contributor: Ronald W. Maris
• Edition: illustrated, annotated
• Publisher: Guilford Press, 2000
• ISBN: 157230541X, 9781572305410
• Length: 650 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Mental Health; Psychology / Suicide