Internet and suicide [[electronic resource] /] / Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910465452103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009
• ISBN: 1-61761-963-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (464 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): SherLeo; VilensAlexander
• Disciplina: 362.2802854678
• Soggetti: Internet - Psychological aspects; Suicide - 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: ""INTERNET AND SUICIDE ""; ""INTERNET AND SUICIDE ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""THE INTERNET IN SUICIDE PREVENTION AND PROMOTION ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ""; ""THE INTERNET IN THE PROMOTION OF SUICIDE ""; ""Non-Interactive Web-Sites as a Means Of Promoting Suicide ""; ""Web-Sites Describing Methods ""; ""Web-Sites that Glamorize Suicide ""; ""Web-Sites that Oppose Established Treatments for Mental Illness ""; ""Interactive Web-sites as a Means of Promoting Suicide""; ""Chat Rooms ""; ""Suicide Pacts""; ""Message Boards, Weblogs, and Joke Forums""; ""Acquisition of Dangerous Substances """" THE INTERNET IN THE PREVENTION OF SUICIDE ""; ""Difficulty in Regulating Internet Content ""; "" THE PREVENTION/PROMOTION DEBATE ""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""THE INTERNET: ITS ROLE IN THE OCCURRENCE AND PREVENTION OF SUICIDE ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""THE INFLUENCE OF MEDIA ""; ""THE INTERNET""; ""INTERNET AND HEALTH ""; ""INTERNET AS A PRO-SUICIDE TOOL ""; ""Suicide Methods ""; ""Newsgroups or Discussion Forums / Chat Rooms ""; ""Suicide Pacts ""; ""Online Disinhibition Effect and Cybersuicide ""; ""INTERNET AS AN ANTI-SUICIDE TOOL """"Support Groups/Help Line ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""REFERENCES""; ""THE ADVANTAGES AND THE ; DISADVANTAGES OF THE INTERNET IN PREVENTING SUICIDE""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""PURPOSE ""; ""METHODS ""; ""RESULTS ""; ""DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ""; ""The Advantages of the Internet ""; ""The Disadvantages of the Internet ""; ""Proposals ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""WEB-BASED SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION: INNOVATIONS IN RESEARCH, TRAINING, AND PRACTICE ""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE CHALLENGE ""; "" HOW MANY SUICIDE PREVENTION GATEKEEPERS DO WE NEED? """"LEVERAGING THE POWER OF THE WEB ""; ""Time Savings ""; ""Convenience ""; ""Cost and Return on Investment ""; ""STANDARDIZED TRAINING DELIVERED IN A STANDARDIZED FASHION ""; ""ONLINE QPR GATEKEEPER TRAINING: A STANDARD CORE PROGRAM WITH CUSTOMIZATION ""; ""Blending Face-to-Face Support with Online Training ""; ""Cultural Adaptation and Customization ""; ""THE AUSTRALIAN EXPERIMENT ""; ""RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION""; ""PERCEIVED SELF-EFFICACY ""; ""CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR BY PARTICIPANTS ""; ""DISCUSSION OF RESULTS OF THIS STUDY ""; ""PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED """"CONCLUSION ""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE IN SUICIDE PREVENTION THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING: A CASE EXAMPLE ""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""HISTORY""; ""WORKSHOP CONTENT ""; ""MARKETING ""; ""CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS ""; ""HUMAN RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURE ""; ""EVALUATION""; ""EVALUATION RESULTS ""; ""CONCLUSION ""; ""APPENDIX 1. WORKSHOP LEARNING OBJECTIVES ""; ""REFERENCES ""; ""INTERNET RESOURCES FOR PREVENTING SUICIDE""; ""ABSTRACT ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""THE INTERNET AS A FACILITATOR OF SUICIDE ""; ""THE INTERNET AND SUICIDE PREVENTION ""