A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours
eBook - ePub

A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours

Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours

Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families

About this book

Over a million people commit suicide worldwide every year. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at the person at risk, the family and personal relationships they have and the communities in which they are embedded, this book will help anyone working with suicidal individuals to prevent this major cause of death.

Backed up by research and clinical expertise the book clarifies the facts about suicide and debunks the many unfounded myths surrounding the subject. It covers the classifications and manifestations of suicide, as well as the major risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and a repertoire of strategies for distress management are offered, not only for supporting at-risk individuals and those who have survived a suicide attempt, but also families coping with bereavement. A final chapter explores the impact of the internet and the digital age on both the propagation and prevention of suicide.

This book will be essential reading for anybody working with people at risk of suicide, including clinicians, therapists, psychologists, social and healthcare workers and volunteers working in suicide prevention.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. By the Same Author
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Acknowledgement
  7. Contents
  8. Note on Vocabulary
  9. Chapter 1 Introduction: The Individual in a Process of Escalating Distress
  10. Chapter 2 Suicidal Behaviour in a Historical Context
  11. Chapter 3 Classifications of Suicide
  12. Chapter 4 Myths about Suicide
  13. Chapter 5 Talking about Suicidal Ideas
  14. Chapter 6 Suicide Risk Groups
  15. Chapter 7 Protective Factors in Suicidal Behaviour
  16. Chapter 8 Family Problems
  17. Chapter 9 The Survivor and Complicated Grief
  18. Chapter 10 Psychotherapy for Suicidal People in Crisis
  19. Chapter 11 The Internet: New Possibilities, Problems and Challenges in the Prevention of Suicide
  20. Chapter 12 Recommendations for a Suicide Prevention Strategy
  21. Appendix 1: A Model of the Systemic Management of Distres
  22. Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms
  23. References
  24. Further Information