Suicide category: 248 books
A Special Scar
The experiences of people bereaved by suicide
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Every 85 minutes someone in the UK takes their own life and the suicide rate is currently the highest since 2004. Society often reacts with unease, fear and even disapproval but what happens to those bereaved by a self-inflicted death? The reasons leading someone to take their own life are complex,...
by Dr. Alan L. Berman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The link between COPD and suicide is not a direct one, conclude the authors of this ebook, however, they provide a thorough review of the literature on the factors and chronic conditions that could elevate suicide risk among people with COPD. The authors explore the biopsychosocial surround for individuals...
Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk: Prescription Medications and Increased Suicide Risk
Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk: Prescription Medications and Increased Suicide Risk
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This ebook highlights the misuse of prescription medications and their relationship to an increased risk of suicide. Literature reviewed here look at several types of medications and how they contribute to suicidal behaviors. This review discusses the aims of clinicians for understanding which medications...
Therapeutic and Legal Issues for Therapists Who Have Survived a Client Suicide
Breaking the Silence
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
The death of a patient is every therapist’s worst nightmare. Even more frightening is the debilitating silence that surrounds a therapist after the death of a client. What do you do? How do you proceed with your personal and professional life? Until now, advice on surviving a patient’s suicide...
by Dr. Alan L. Berman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This ebook investigates the relationship between thyroid disease and suicide. Research studies have delineated the underlying mechanisms which are possibly linked to the development of mental health disorders and suicidal tendencies among patients. Clinicians are encouraged in this review to learn...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Preventing Suicide Attempts
A Guide to Brief Treatments Across Clinical Settings
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Preventing Suicide Attempts consolidates the accumulated knowledge and efforts of leading suicide researchers, and describes how a common, cognitive behavioral model of suicide has resulted in 50% or greater reductions in suicide attempts across clinical settings....
by Dr. Alan L. Berman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Patients who have peptic ulcers are observed to have a strong and consistent excess risk of suicide, according to this review. The literature presented in this ebook indicates that peptic ulcers are associated with many mental disorders which may be linked to suicidal behaviors. Clinicians are urged...
by Dr. Alan L. Berman
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This ebook identifies age groups that are more likely to experience depressive symptoms comorbid with asthma. The review contains a discussion of studies that explore the potential dose-response relationship between asthma severity and other negative conditions that may be risk factors for suicide....
Living Through Suicide Loss with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
An Insider Guide for Individuals, Family, Friends, and Professional Responders
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2016
Losing someone to suicide can open up a world of pain, confusion and grief, and for people with ASDs, the effect can be acute and extremely challenging. Reaching out to fellow Aspies, Lisa Morgan proffers her insight and advice to ensure that others on the autism spectrum don't have to face suicide...
by Derek O'Neill
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
In order to understand and prevent suicides, we must begin to explore the topic with a new perspective and spirit of hope. In Suicide - Fast or Slow, part of the GET A GRIP series, therapist and author Derek O’Neill shares knowledge gained from 20 years of working with suicidal clients and their...
by Marlayna Glynn
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2015
What happens to those left behind when a friend, family member or loved one takes their life?
How do the survivors navigate the grieving process?
***How do they recover from such a profound trauma? ***
Answers can be found through the tales of the twenty-six contributors to this...
Suicide
Prevention, Intervention, Postvention
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 1988
Provides information on suicide statistics and gives advice on how to recognize the warning signs of a potential suicide attempt, how to intervene when a suicide has been attempted, and how to comfort families and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide. This updated and expanded edition contains...
The Myth of Martyrdom
What Really Drives Suicide Bombers, Rampage Shooters, and Other Self-Destructive Killers
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
A startling look at the deepest, darkest secrets that terrorists pray you'll never know
For decades, experts from the most powerful governments and prestigious universities around the world have told us that suicide bombers are psychologically normal men and women driven by a single-minded...
The Last and Greatest Battle
Finding the Will, Commitment, and Strategy to End Military Suicides
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2015
Nearly every day an active-duty soldier in the United States military resorts to suicide, and nearly every hour a veteran does the same. In recent years the problem of military suicides has reached epidemic proportions, but it's all too easy for most of us to gloss over the headlines or tune out the...