UNDERSTANDING SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR - THE SUICIDAL PROCESS APPROACH TO RESEARCH TREATMENT & PREVENTI

NEWINPAPERBACKHowcansuicidebepreventedandtreatedbymentalhealthprofessionals?UnderstandingSuicidalBehaviouroffersaclinicalguidetotheassessment,treatmentandpreventionofsuicidalbehaviour,fromanewandusefultheoreticalperspective.Thebookpresentstheargumentsandresearchevidencethatsuicidalbehaviourisnotjustaresponsetocurrentemotionalcrises,butisinfluencedbypersistentcharacteristicsthatcanbedefinedinpsychologicalandbiologicalterms.Theapproachinthisbookaccommodatesandgoesbeyondpreviousaspectsthoughtimportantinsuicidalbehaviour,likementaldisorderandsocialstress.Thekeyconceptofvulnerabilitymayprovidenewapproachestotreatmenttosupplementtheexistingtreatments,whichareoflimitedefficacy.Challengesprofessionalstounderstandsuicidalbehaviourfromabasisofvulnerability,personality,anddevelopment-andasaprocessthatincludessocial,biological,andpsychologicalinteractionsOfferswaysinpredictingsuicidalbehaviourandindicatingearlier,effectiveinterventionsCuttingedgediscussionofimplicationsforthestudyandtreatmentofsuicidalbehaviour,bysomeoftheleadingauthoritiesinthefield"...warrantsaplaceontheshelfofanysuicidologist,clinicianorresearcherwithaninterestinsuicidalbehaviour...theeditorandcontributorsoughttobecommendedonacomprehensiveandlucidvolume."BritishJournalofClinicalPsychology