Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Front Matter -- Introduction / Rory C O'connor, Stephen Platt, Jacki Gordon -- Suicidal Determinants and Frameworks. Challenges to Classifying Suicidal Ideations, Communications, and Behaviours / Morton M Silverman -- International Perspectives on the Epidemiology and Aetiology of Suicide and Self-Harm / Kirsten Windfuhr, Navneet Kapur -- Depression and Suicidal Behaviour / Zolt̀n Rihmer -- Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Suicidal Behaviour / Alexander McGirr, Gustavo Turecki -- Substance Use Disorders and Suicidal Behaviour / Kenneth R Conner, Mark A Ilgen -- Personality Disorders and Suicidal Behaviour / Joel Paris -- Deliberate Self-Harm: Extent of the Problem and Prediction of Repetition / Ella Arensman, Paul Corcoran, Anthony P Fitzgerald -- Relationships of Genes and Early-Life Experience to the Neurobiology of Suicidal Behaviour / J John Mann, Dianne Currier -- Understanding the Suicidal Brain: A Review of Neuropsychological Studies of Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour / Kees van Heeringen, Karen Godfrin, Stijn Bijttebier -- Present Status and Future Prospects take up the Interpersonal₆Psychological Theory of Suicidal Behaviour / Jessica D Ribeiro, Thomas E Joiner -- Towards an Integrated Motivational₆Volitional Model of Suicidal Behaviour / Rory C O'connor -- Worrying and Rumination as Proximal Risk Factors for Suicidal Behaviour / Ad Kerkhof, Bregje van Spijker -- Inequalities and Suicidal Behaviour / Stephen Platt -- Religion and Suicide: Integrating Four Theories Cross-Nationally / Steven Stack, Augustine J Kposowa -- Rurality and Suicide / Cameron Stark, Vincent Riordan -- Body Weight, Obesity, and Suicide across the Life Course / David Gunnell, Kyla Thomas -- Intervention, Treatment, and Care. Evidence-Based Prevention and Treatment of Suicidality in Children and Adolescents / Cendrine Bursztein Lipsicas, Alan Apter -- Prevention and Treatment of Suicidality in Old Age / Diego De Leo, Ur₍ka Arnautovska -- Clinical Care of Deliberate Self-Harm Patients: An Evidence-Based Approach / Keith Hawton, Tatiana L Taylor, Kate E A Saunders, Su Mahadevan -- After the Suicide Attempt: The Need for Continuity and Quality of Care / Lars Mehlum, Erlend Mork -- Treating the Suicidal Patient: Cognitive Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy / Nadine A Chang, Barbara Stanley, Gregory K Brown, Amy Cunningham -- Clinical Trial Feasibility Studies of the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality / David A Jobes, Katherine Anne Comtois, Lisa A Brenner, Peter M Gutierrez -- Modes of Mind and Suicidal Processes: The Potential Role of Mindfulness in Changing Minds / J Mark G Williams, Danielle S Duggan, Catherine Crane, Silvia Hepburn -- The Role of the Therapist in the Treatment of the Suicidal Patient / Konrad Michel -- Recognition of Suicide Risk, Crisis Helplines, and Psychosocial Interventions: A Selective Review / Rory C O'connor, Susan Rasmussen, Annette Beautrais -- Antidepressants and Suicide Prevention / Robert D Goldney -- Suicide Prevention: Bringing Together Evidence, Policy, and Practice. Suicide Prevention Strategies: Case Studies from across the Globe / Gerg̲ Hadlaczky, Danuta Wasserman, Christina W Hoven, Donald J Mandell, Camilla Wasserman -- Suicide in Asia: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Prevention / Murad M Khan, Ehsan Ullah Syed -- School-Based Strategies for Youth Suicide Prevention / Alison M Lake, Madelyn S Gould -- Media Influences on Suicide and Attempted Suicide / Jane Pirkis, Merete Nordentoft -- Suicide Prevention through Restricting Access to Suicide Means and Hotspots / Ying-Yeh Chen, Kevin Chien-Chang Wu, Paul S F Yip -- The Sequelae of Suicide: Survivors / Onja Grad -- Challenges in US Suicide Prevention Public Awareness Programmes / Jane L Pearson -- What Kind of Research Do We Need in Suicidology Today? / Heidi Hjelmeland, Birthe Loa Knizek -- Understanding the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Suicide and the Implications for Suicide Prevention / Brian L Mishara, Fraṅois Chagnon -- Achievements and Challenges in Suicidology: Conclusions and Future Directions / Rory C O'Connor, Stephen Platt, Jacki Gordon -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

The International Handbook of Suicide Prevention showcases the latest cutting-edge research from the world's leading authorities, and highlights policy and practice implications for the prevention of suicide. Brings together the world's leading authorities on suicidal behaviour, renowned for their suicide prevention research, policy and practice. Addresses the key questions of why people attempt suicide, the best interventions, treatments and care for those at risk, and the key international challenges in trying to prevent suicide. Describes up-to-date, theoretically-derived and evidence-based research and practice from across the globe, which will have implications across countries, cultures and the lifespan.

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