Suicide prevention
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008
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| Schriftenreihe: | Oxford psychiatry library
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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| Beschreibung: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002 Includes bibliographical references and index Historical review -- Definitions -- Epidemiology -- Contributing factors to suicide -- Mental disorders and the biological substrate of suicide -- Psychosocial influences on suicidal behaviour -- An evidence based management approach -- Initial assessment and management -- Non-pharmacological approaches -- Pharmacological approaches -- Broad suicide prevention initiatives -- Bereavement after suicide -- Frequently asked questions -- Conclusion -- Appendix: useful links "Suicide is a major cause of death worldwide, and its impact has only been fully appreciated in the past few decades. Historically it was viewed from a religious and moral perspective, but that gave way to broad sociological and biological theories, which sometimes seemed to be mutually exclusive. There is now a wealth of knowledge which has allowed an integration of these perspectives, which have varying importance in different contexts Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library, this pocketbook provides a review of the diverse theories about suicide and places them in perspective - not all theories have the same weight in different settings, and there is no one management for all those who may be suicidal. However, this are now persuasive data that there is a range of suicide prevention initiatives which are effective, and that it is reasonable to expect that the suicide rate worldwide will be reduced in coming years"--Page 4 of cover |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 106 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0191559830 0199533253 9780191559839 9780199533251 |