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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780139003321

Titolo

Reducing suicide [[electronic resource] ] : a national imperative / / S.K. Goldsmith ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on Pathophysiology and Prevention of Adolescent and Adult Suicide, Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2002

ISBN

0-309-16943-7

1-280-18457-4

9786610184576

0-309-50682-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (512 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GoldsmithSara K

Disciplina

362.28/7/0973

Soggetti

Suicide - United States

Suicide - United States - Prevention

Suicidal behavior - Treatment - United States

Suicidal behavior - Risk factors - United States

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

Front Matter; Reviewers; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Magnitude of the Problem; 3 Psychiatric and Psychological Factors; 4 Biological Factors; 5 Childhood Trauma; 6 Society and Culture; 7 Medical and Psychotherapeutic Interventions; 8 Programs for Suicide Prevention; 9 Barriers to Effective Treatment and Intervention; 10 Barriers to Research and Promising Approaches; 11 Findings and Recommendations; A Statistical Details; B Consultants; C Workshop Agendas; Index