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Assessment and Prediction of Suicide

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Binding Hardcover

EAN 9780898627916

ISBN 0898627915

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Pages 697

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Publisher The Guilford Press

Studio The Guilford Press

Category Suicide

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Assessment and Prediction of Suicide

Suicide, currently the eighth leading cause of death in the United States, represents an enormous challenge to health care professionals. Bridging the gap between clinical work and scientific research, this book provides help for those who are at risk for suicide by equipping professionals with tools and knowledge to identify and understand them.

ASSESSMENT AND PREDICTION OF SUICIDE is a comprehensive reference volume that includes contributions from today's top suicide experts. It presents an up-to-date, authoritative statement of the current knowledge in the field. Wide-ranging in scope, with 32 chapters expressing a variety of ideas and approaches, it covers:
* Concepts and theories
* Methods and quantification (including suicide prediction
scales and psychological testing)
* In-depth case histories
* Specific single predictors applied to the case histories
* Comorbidity

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Category: Suicide Awareness

Tomorrow marks one year that not only a coach of mine, but a mentor and friend took his own life. It was the first time that I've lost someone to suicide that was that close with me. I never thought that it would bother me like it did. I found myself asking, "could I have done

Date : 03 Jun 2019

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