Suicide rates continue to increase globally. The volume of research in this field has also expanded rapidly. In A Concise Guide to Understanding Suicide, leading researchers and clinicians provide a concise review of recent literature, report solutions achieved and give practical guidance for patient care to aid understanding and help prevent suicide. Each chapter is highly focused to provide pertinent information covering all major aspects of the field, from epidemiology and theories of causation through to treatment and prevention. This text will educate practicing clinicians, (psychologist, psychiatrists, nurses, counselors, and emergency room personal) and other health care workers and researchers, as well as providing a pathway for undergraduate and graduate students interested in furthering their understanding of the complexities surrounding suicide. Further, the mental health professionals and those in the social sciences will be extremely interested in this monograph, as will the University community, armed forces and interested lay public. Written by pre-eminent researchers in this field Describes current knowledge and needs ranging from genomics to prevention in order to provide a concise compendium of information across the diverse fields in the study of suicide Suitable for anyone interested in the cause and prevention of suicide Contributors: Stephen H. Koslow, Pedro Ruiz, Charles B. Nemeroff, Leonardo Tondo, Kelly Posner, Kseniya Yershova, Leora Amira, Jacqueline Buchanan, Adam Lesser, Alan L. Berman, Morton M. Silverman, Gregory K. Brown, Kelly Green, Alison M. Lake, Madelyn S. Gould, Donna Holland Barnes, William B. Lawson, Kelsey Bell, M. Katherine Shear, Sidney Zisook, Robert D. Gibbons, Jan Fawcett, Giampaolo Perna, Alan F. Schatzberg, Philip D. Harvey, Stacey Espaillat, Katharine J. Nelson, Michael J. Miller, Alexandra Zagoloff, Melinda K. Westlund, S. Charles Schulz, Timothy W. Lineberry, Kathleen T. Brady, April Smith, Tracy Witte, Scott Crow, Andres M. Kanner, Jessica Coker, Zachary N. Stowe, Tina R. Goldstein, Jeffrey A. Bridge, David A. Brent, Deborah Goebert, Anat Brunstein Klomek, Amanda L. McMillan, Steven J. Garlow, Yeates Conwell, Kimberly Van Orden, James A. Naifeh, Matthew K. Nock, Robert J. Ursano, Gary J. Kennedy, Anne Rohs, Steve Leifman, Tim Coffey, Ross J. Baldessarini, David Ayer, Herbert Y. Meltzer, Molly Ryan, Collin Davidson, Jennifer H. Olson-Madden, Marian E. Betz, Michael H. Allen, Anne C. Ward, Catherine R. Glenn, Michael W. Otto, Marcus Sokolowski, Jerzy Wasserman, Danuta Wasserman, Benoit Labonté, Gustavo Turecki, Christopher R. Bailey, Allison M. Greene, Alexander Neumeister, Victoria Arango, Helene Bach, Michelle J. Chandley, Gregory A. Ordway, Ghanshyam N. Pandey, Yogesh Dwivedi, Sarah A. Struthers, Robert M. A. Hirschfeld, Barbara Stanley, Emily A. Biggs, Gregory K. Brown, Michael Craig Miller, Jane Pirkis, R. Warwick Blood About the Editors: Stephen H. Koslow, University of Miami Stephen H. Koslow is a Science Consultant at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA. Pedro Ruiz, University of Miami Pedro Ruiz is Professor, Executive Vice Chair and Director of Clinical Programs, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA. Charles B. Nemeroff, University of Miami Charles B. Nemeroff is Leonard M. Miller Professor and Chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
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