International Handbook of Suicide Prevention (eBook)

Rory C. O'Connor is Professor of Psychology at theUniversity of Stirling, where he leads the Suicidal BehaviourResearch Group. Professor O'Connor is also President-Elect of theInternational Academy for Suicide Research, Honorary Professor ofPsychology at the University of Nottingham and he serves on theeditorial board of Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior,Suicidology Online, Psychology & Health andJournal of Behavioral Medicine. He has published extensivelyin the field of suicide and self-harm. Stephen Platt is Professor of Health Policy Research at theUniversity of Edinburgh. His research interest in mental health andsuicidal behaviour spans over 30 years, and he is involved inpolicy development and analysis relating to public mental healthand mental health improvement. Jacki Gordon is an independent consultant in PublicHealth research and evaluation. She previously worked for theScottish Government where she had lead national responsibility forimproving the evidence base for suicide prevention and translatingit into policy and practice. She is the co-editor of How WeFeel: An Insight into the Emotional World of Teenagers (with G.Grant, 1997).

"Moreover, I would thoroughly recommend this handbook as anaccessible, comprehensive guide to anyone who has a professional orpersonal interest in suicide prevention." (The Psychologist, 1February 2012)

"This impressive handbook provides the most up-to-date research,policy and practice in suicide prevention with contributions frommany international experts... A must read for clinicians,researchers, policy makers and scholars!" (Ella Arensman, IASPVice-President, IASP Bulletin, January/February 2012)The editors have assembled a stellar group of researchers,therapists and policy makers to provide a current and comprehensivereview of what we know about suicidal behavior and what strategiesexist for preventing suicide. But more than that, this bookprovides excellent guidelines for those treating suicidalindividuals, focusing on evidence-based approaches and innovationsin the field, such as the role of mindfulness. In addition, thereare chapters that introduce us to novel theories of suicidalbehavior that will stimulate our minds and generate innovativeresearch. Scholars and practitioners will find this handbook bothstimulating and useful.
--David Lester, President-Elect of theAmerican Association of Suicidology

O'Connor, Platt, and Gordon have assembled an impressive arrayof scholars and clinicians to offer fresh perspectives on one ofthe most enigmatic and persistent of human tragedies.
--Ron Maris, Distinguished ProfessorEmeritus, University of South Carolina, USA