Suicide prevention

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. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Goldney, Robert D. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press 2008.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Oxford psychiatry library.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798006306719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 Historical review; 2 Definitions; 3 Epidemiology; 4 Contributing factors to suicide; 5 Mental disorders and the biological substrate of suicide; 6 Psychosocial influences on suicidal behaviour; 7 An evidence based management approach; 8 Initial assessment and management; 9 Non-pharmacological approaches; 10 Pharmacological approaches; 11 Broad suicide prevention initiatives; 12 Bereavement after suicide; 13 Frequently asked questions; 14 Conclusion; 15 Appendix: Useful links; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O
  • PQ; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z