Assessment and Prediction of Suicide
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Books › Psychology › Suicide
ISBN: 0898627915 / Publisher: The Guilford Press, March 1992
Covers concepts and theories, methods and quantification, specific single predictors, and comorbidity. Topics include jail suicides, methods, suicide notes and ideation, hospital and clinical suicides, school prevention programs, and socioeconomic factors. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Suicide, currently the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, represents an enormous challenge to health care professionals. Bridging the gap between clinical work and scientific research, this book provides help for those who are at risk for suicide by equipping professionals with tools and knowledge to identify and understand them.ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION OF SUICIDE is a comprehensive reference volume that includes contributions from today's top suicide experts. It presents an up-to-date, authoritative statement of the current knowledge in the field. Wide-ranging in scope, with 32 chapters expressing a variety of ideas and approaches, it covers:* Concepts and theories* Methods and quantification (including suicide predictionscales and psychological testing)* In-depth case histories* Specific single predictors applied to the case histories* Comorbidity
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