Suicide
An Essential Guide for Helping Professionals and Educators
Published on 4. October 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-205-38673-4 (ISBN)
Description
A useful and much-needed resource, this new book encapsulates the suicide literature into readable chunks, offering both practical skills and research based information.
The book provides a comprehensive approach to many essential topics related to suicide and yet maintains a practical readability that busy clinicians will appreciate. Well organized chapters explain the relationship of suicide to specific topics, including a thorough discussion of at-risk clients and multiple aspects of working with suicidal clients (history, assessment, crises management, special populations, prevention, and postvention). Through use of this material, helping professionals will gain insights, practical skills, and therapeutic confidence into their work with the suicidal individual. Readers will appreciate the practical tips, lists, resources, and case studies available throughout.
Features Include:
Use of case examples and studies throughout.
A full chapter on assessment provides solid practical information on a skill not often taught to pre-service helpers.
Clinicians can find and use Internet and published resources throughout.
The book provides a comprehensive approach to many essential topics related to suicide and yet maintains a practical readability that busy clinicians will appreciate. Well organized chapters explain the relationship of suicide to specific topics, including a thorough discussion of at-risk clients and multiple aspects of working with suicidal clients (history, assessment, crises management, special populations, prevention, and postvention). Through use of this material, helping professionals will gain insights, practical skills, and therapeutic confidence into their work with the suicidal individual. Readers will appreciate the practical tips, lists, resources, and case studies available throughout.
Features Include:
Use of case examples and studies throughout.
A full chapter on assessment provides solid practical information on a skill not often taught to pre-service helpers.
Clinicians can find and use Internet and published resources throughout.
Reviews / Votes
"I found this to be a most helpful and well-written text. ... It is rich with material that can be of help in understanding and treating suicide and its many victims."~Frieda Farfour Brown, Ph.D., Gardner Web University
"[This book] will be recommended because of the coverage of the entire life span in one book and because of the specific coverage of often little known facts about each age group and population at-risk. The text will be a very good resource for students to compare and contrast different population and risk-groups."
~ Diane Mirabito, DSW, New York University, Ehrenkranz School of Social Work
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
549 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-38673-4 (9780205386734)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface xi
SECTION ONE ? Suicide: An Overview
1 Introduction 1
An Overview of Suicide 2
Problems with Classification 3
Suicide and Suicidal Behavior 5
Understanding Suicide 8
The Role of the Mental Health Professional 13
2 Historical and Theoretical Foundations 16
Historical Foundations of Suicide 16
Theoretical Foundations of Suicide 21
SECTION TWO ? Populations at Risk
3 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in Children
and Adolescents 32
Suicide Risk in Children 33
Suicide Risk in Adolescents 39
4 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in Young and Middle-Aged
Adult Populations 52
Adult Developmental Characteristics and Suicide 53
Suicide Risk in Young and Middle Adulthood 55
Risk Factors in Adults 59
College Students as a Special Group of Young Adults 68
5 Suicide and Suicidal Risk Factors in the Elderly
Population 73
Developmental Considerations of Older Adult Suicide Risk 77
Specific Risk Factors in Older People 78
Methods, Warning Signs, and Triggering Conditions
for Suicide in the Elderly Population 83
6 Suicide and Suicide Risk in Multicultural
Populations 85
Suicide Risk in Hispanic Americans 86
Suicide Risk in African Americans 91
Suicide Risk in Native Americans 97
Suicide Risk in Asian Americans 100
7 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in People with Mental
and Emotional Disorders 106
Mood Disorders 109
Schizophrenia 113
Anxiety Disorders 115
Personality Disorders 116
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders 117
8 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in People
with Physical Illnesses 120
Medical Illnesses and Conditions That Increase Suicide Risk 122
Medical Illnesses and Conditions with Uncertain Suicide Risk 126
9 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in Other
High-Risk Populations 132
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered People 134
Prisoners and Incarcerated Populations 137
Law Enforcement Populations 141
Military and Veteran Populations 142
Suicide and Suicide Risk in the Health Care Professions 145
SECTION THREE ? Issues in Prevention, Assessment,
and Intervention
10 Suicide Prevention 148
Suicide Prevention in Schools 151
Developing a ComprehensiveSchoolSuicide Prevention Program 157
Suicide Prevention in Community Settings 172
Working with the Mass Media: Prevention and Postvention 177
11 Suicide Risk Assessment 180
The Components of Suicide Risk Assessment 181
The Role of Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Suicide Risk Assessment 192
Risk Assessment Instruments 192
12 Interventions with Suicidal and At-Risk Children
and Adolescents 204
Suicidal Thoughts, Ideation, and Threats 205
Suicidal Behaviors and Attempts 209
Responding to Threats and Attempts: Treatment Options
for Suicidal Children and Adolescents 210
Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology 219
13 Interventions with Suicidal and At-Risk Adults 225
The Nature of Crises and Emergencies 227
Goals of Intervention 229
Levels of Risk 237
Treatment Issues for Suicidal Adults 245
14 Legal and Ethical Issues in Suicide 255
Ethics, Values, and Suicide 255
Legal Issues and Suicide 262
Risk Management 269
SECTION FOUR ? The Aftermath of Suicide
15 Suicide Survivors 276
Coping with Suicide and Its Fallout 277
Suicide Survivor Research 278
Special Focus: Child Survivors 281
A Proposed Model for Family Interventions Following a Suicide:
The Family Debriefing Model 286
Client Suicide: Clinician as Survivor 287
Appendixes 292
A. Resource List of Suicide Risk Assessments 292
B. Suicide Organizations and Web Sites 299
C. Web Sites for and about Suicide Survivors 303
D. Suicide Helplines and Hotlines 304
References 305
Index 337
SECTION ONE ? Suicide: An Overview
1 Introduction 1
An Overview of Suicide 2
Problems with Classification 3
Suicide and Suicidal Behavior 5
Understanding Suicide 8
The Role of the Mental Health Professional 13
2 Historical and Theoretical Foundations 16
Historical Foundations of Suicide 16
Theoretical Foundations of Suicide 21
SECTION TWO ? Populations at Risk
3 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in Children
and Adolescents 32
Suicide Risk in Children 33
Suicide Risk in Adolescents 39
4 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in Young and Middle-Aged
Adult Populations 52
Adult Developmental Characteristics and Suicide 53
Suicide Risk in Young and Middle Adulthood 55
Risk Factors in Adults 59
College Students as a Special Group of Young Adults 68
5 Suicide and Suicidal Risk Factors in the Elderly
Population 73
Developmental Considerations of Older Adult Suicide Risk 77
Specific Risk Factors in Older People 78
Methods, Warning Signs, and Triggering Conditions
for Suicide in the Elderly Population 83
6 Suicide and Suicide Risk in Multicultural
Populations 85
Suicide Risk in Hispanic Americans 86
Suicide Risk in African Americans 91
Suicide Risk in Native Americans 97
Suicide Risk in Asian Americans 100
7 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in People with Mental
and Emotional Disorders 106
Mood Disorders 109
Schizophrenia 113
Anxiety Disorders 115
Personality Disorders 116
Alcohol and Substance Abuse Disorders 117
8 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in People
with Physical Illnesses 120
Medical Illnesses and Conditions That Increase Suicide Risk 122
Medical Illnesses and Conditions with Uncertain Suicide Risk 126
9 Suicide and Suicide Risk Factors in Other
High-Risk Populations 132
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered People 134
Prisoners and Incarcerated Populations 137
Law Enforcement Populations 141
Military and Veteran Populations 142
Suicide and Suicide Risk in the Health Care Professions 145
SECTION THREE ? Issues in Prevention, Assessment,
and Intervention
10 Suicide Prevention 148
Suicide Prevention in Schools 151
Developing a ComprehensiveSchoolSuicide Prevention Program 157
Suicide Prevention in Community Settings 172
Working with the Mass Media: Prevention and Postvention 177
11 Suicide Risk Assessment 180
The Components of Suicide Risk Assessment 181
The Role of Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Suicide Risk Assessment 192
Risk Assessment Instruments 192
12 Interventions with Suicidal and At-Risk Children
and Adolescents 204
Suicidal Thoughts, Ideation, and Threats 205
Suicidal Behaviors and Attempts 209
Responding to Threats and Attempts: Treatment Options
for Suicidal Children and Adolescents 210
Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacology 219
13 Interventions with Suicidal and At-Risk Adults 225
The Nature of Crises and Emergencies 227
Goals of Intervention 229
Levels of Risk 237
Treatment Issues for Suicidal Adults 245
14 Legal and Ethical Issues in Suicide 255
Ethics, Values, and Suicide 255
Legal Issues and Suicide 262
Risk Management 269
SECTION FOUR ? The Aftermath of Suicide
15 Suicide Survivors 276
Coping with Suicide and Its Fallout 277
Suicide Survivor Research 278
Special Focus: Child Survivors 281
A Proposed Model for Family Interventions Following a Suicide:
The Family Debriefing Model 286
Client Suicide: Clinician as Survivor 287
Appendixes 292
A. Resource List of Suicide Risk Assessments 292
B. Suicide Organizations and Web Sites 299
C. Web Sites for and about Suicide Survivors 303
D. Suicide Helplines and Hotlines 304
References 305
Index 337