Prevention and Treatment of Suicidal Behaviour From Science to Practice

by Hawton, Keith

• ISBN13: 9780198529767
• ISBN10: 0198529767
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-17
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Worldwide, at least 1 million people die by suicide each year and many millions more attempt suicide. However, suicide has been increasingly recognised as a preventable problem in many cases. Because of this, and the rising rates of suicide in young people, many countries have established national suicide prevention strategies. These include the United Kingdom, the USA, Scandinavian countries, other countries in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. There is also increasing emphasis on the treatment of suicidal people and those who have made suicide attempts. In order to be effective it is imperative that strategies for treatment and prevention are based on sound scientific evidence. In this book leading figures from psychiatry, psychology, epidemiology, public health, and social medicine bring together the research evidence concerning the key elements in suicide prevention and treatment of suicidal behaviour and translate it into implications for practical action. This includes social and public health policy as well as clinical practice. The book draws together the evidence relevant to treatment and prevention, and uses this in order to highlight the most effective approaches. The range of initiatives covered is wide, reflecting the complex nature of suicide and hence the need for a range of approaches. This book will be an essential source for anyone concerned with the design and implementation of effective suicide prevention strategies, including clinicians working with individual patients, strategic policy makers, and researchers.

Author Biography

Professor Keith Hawton DSc is the recipient of:
1995 Stengel Research Award by the International Association for Suicide Prevention
2001 Dublin Research Award by the American Association for Suicidology
2002 Research Award of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Table of Contents

Contributors	xi
Abbreviations	xv
1 Introduction and overview	1	(10)
Keith Hawton
2 Factors contributing to suicide: the epidemiological evidence from large-scale registers	11	(18)
Ping Qin, Esben Agerbo, and Preben Bo Mortensen
3 Time trends and geographic differences in suicide: implications for prevention	29	(24)
David Gunnell
4 Contextual effects in suicidal behaviour: evidence, explanation, and implications	53	(18)
Stephen Platt, Stephen Davis, Michael Sharpe, and Fiona O'May
5 Psychology and suicidal behaviour: elaborating the entrapment model	71	(20)
J Mark G Williams, Catherine Crane, Thorsten Barnhofer, and Danielle Duggan
6 Psychobiological approaches to the predisposition to suicidal behaviour: implications for treatment and prevention	91	(16)
Kees van Heeringen
7 Interplay of genes and environment as contributory factors in suicidal behaviour	107	(14)
Andrej Marušic and Peter McGuffin
8 Traumatic stress and suicidal behaviour: an important target for treatment and prevention	121	(18)
Lars Mehlum
9 Making mental health services safer	139	(22)
Louis Appleby, Nicola Swinson, and Navneet Kapur
10 Risk factors for suicidal behaviour: translating knowledge into practice	161	(22)
Robert D. Goldney
11 The burden of suicide and clinical suggestions for prevention	183	(14)
Kay Redfield Jamison and Keith Hawton
12 Psychosocial treatments following attempted suicide: evidence to inform clinical practice	197	(24)
Keith Hawton
13 Suicide in older adults: determinants of risk and opportunities for prevention	221	(18)
Yeates Conwell and Paul Duberstein
14 The resistance of suicide: why haven't antidepressants reduced suicide rates?	239	(22)
Herman M. van Praag
15 Substance use and suicidal behaviour	261	(18)
Ingeborg Rossow
16 Restriction of access to methods of suicide as a means of suicide prevention	279	(14)
Keith Hawton
17 Media influences on suicidal behaviour: evidence and prevention	293	(14)
Keith Hawton and Kathryn Williams
18 Suicide and suicide attempts in prisons	307	(28)
Jo Paton and Rachel Jenkins
19 Volunteer perspectives on suicide prevention	335	(16)
Lakshmi Vijayakumar and Simon Armson
20 Suicide survivorship: an unknown journey from loss to gain—from individual to global perspective	351	(20)
Onja Grad
Index	371