The American Psychiatric Publishing textbook of suicide assessment and management / edited by Robert I. Simon, Robert E. Hales.
By: Heisel Marnin .J.
Contributor(s): Simon, Robert I | Hales, Robert E | American Psychiatric Publishing.
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TextPublisher: Washington, DC : American Psychiatric Pub., ℗♭2012Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xxv, 744 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text ISBN: 9781585624140; 1585624144.Subject(s): Suicide -- Risk factors | Suicidal behavior -- Diagnosis | Suicidal behavior -- Treatment | Suicide -- Prevention | Suicide -- psychology | Mental Disorders -- complications | Risk Assessment -- methods | Suicide -- prevention & controlDDC classification: 616.85/8445 Summary: Surpassing the first edition in terms of structure, scope, and hands-on utility, this new edition follows the natural sequence of events in evaluating and treating patients: assessment, major mental disorders, treatment, treatment settings, special populations, special topics, prevention, and the aftermath of suicide. The number of chapters has been increased approximately 20 per cent, from 28 to 34. In addition, 22 new chapter authors were recruited for the second edition, representing nearly half of the 50 authors from the first edition, to present more diverse perspectives. The result is a larger and more substantive text, one that addresses everything today's practitioner needs to know, from the basic biological mechanisms associated with suicide to the effects of Internet harassment.
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Surpassing the first edition in terms of structure, scope, and hands-on utility, this new edition follows the natural sequence of events in evaluating and treating patients: assessment, major mental disorders, treatment, treatment settings, special populations, special topics, prevention, and the aftermath of suicide. The number of chapters has been increased approximately 20 per cent, from 28 to 34. In addition, 22 new chapter authors were recruited for the second edition, representing nearly half of the 50 authors from the first edition, to present more diverse perspectives. The result is a larger and more substantive text, one that addresses everything today's practitioner needs to know, from the basic biological mechanisms associated with suicide to the effects of Internet harassment.
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