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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450298803321

Titolo

New approaches to preventing suicide [[electronic resource] ] : a manual for practitioners / / edited by David Duffy & Tony Ryan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2004

ISBN

1-280-26699-6

9786610266999

1-4237-0982-9

1-84642-010-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (384 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DuffyDavid <1951->

RyanTony <1958->

Disciplina

362.2870942

Soggetti

Suicide - England - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

New Approaches to Preventing Suicide: A Manual for Practitioners; Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. Assessing Suicide Risk; 3. Primary Care; 4. A&E and Mental Health Liaison; 5. Mental Health In-patient Settings; 6. Community Mental Health Services; 7. Young Men; 8. Prisons; 9. Black and Minority Ethnic Groups; 10. Assisting Self-harm: Some Legal Considerations; 11. 'Shouting at the Spaceman' - A Conversation about Self-harm; 12. Adolescents and Developmental Group Psychotherapy; 13. The Role of the National Confidential Inquiry in Relation to Suicide Prevention; 14. Using Audit

15. Carrying Out Internal Reviews of Serious Incidents16. Developing Training Packages; 17. International Perspectives in Suicide Prevention, Education and Training; 18. Supporting Staff and Patients after a Suicide; 19. Samaritans: Working with Everyone, Everywhere; 20. PAPYRUS: An Example of Voluntary Sector Work; 21. Community Whole-System Approaches; 22. Useful Resources; The Contributors; SubjectIndex; AuthorIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the links between self-harm and suicide and presents international approaches to training in suicide prevention for



professionals. It debates the legality and morality of assisted self-harm and analyse the rate and causes of suicide among specific groups, people in custody and people with mental illnesses.