Suicide from a global perspective vulnerable populations and controversies / editors, Amresh Shrivastava, Megan Kimbrell, David Lester.

Other author Shrivastava, Amresh.
Other author Kimbrell, Megan.
Other author Lester, David, 1942-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers,
Descriptionx, 180 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesSocial issues, justice and status
Health psychology research focus
Contents Suicide in vulnerable populations -- Suicide in pre-pubertal children / Kimberly K. McClanahan and Hatim A. Omar -- Youth and student suicide / Kimberly K. McClanahan and Hatim A. Omar -- Suicide in old age / Ajit Shah and Mellisha Padayarchi -- Suicide and gender / Andrea Stewart and David Smith -- Suicide and sexual orientation / David Smith and Andrea Stewart -- Intellectually disability and suicidal behavior / Joav Merrick, Efrat Merrick, Yona Lunsky and Isack Kandel -- Suicidal behavior in the chronic medically ill / Lourens Schlebusch -- Suicide risk in ethnic minorities / Richard Thompson -- Suicide in the workforce / Mutsuhiro Nakao -- Suicide and the criminal justice system / Jenny Shaw and Naomi Humber -- Suicide in homeless population / Kevin A. Yoder -- Issues and controversies -- Do antidepressants increase the risk of suicide? / Jochen Kindler, Richard Frey and Siegfried Kasper -- Culture and suicide / Robert Kohn and Harry Friedman -- Is it possible to prevent suicide contagion via the internet through legal regulations? / Henning Herrestad, Andreas Galtung and Ola-Kristen Hoff -- Religion, philosophy and suicide / Michele Raja -- Ethical issues in suicide / Nimesh Desai, Somnath Sengupta and Deepak Kuma -- Complexities in assisted suicide and euthanasia / Jessica Richmond, Elena Yakunina and James L Werth, Jr -- Research priorities in suicidology / David Lester.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011052309
ISBN9781619427754 (hardcover)
ISBNebook

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