Table of Contents:
- Part I. Understanding Suicidal Behaviour
- Suicide in the Western world / C.H. Cantor
- Suicide in Asia and the Far East / A.T.A. Cheng and C.-S. Lee
- Attempted suicide : patterns and trends / A.J.F.M. Kerkhof
- Biological aspects of suicidal behaviour / L. Träskman-Bendz and J.J. Mann
- The psychology of suicidal behaviour / J.M.G. Williams and L.R. Pollock
- Ethology and suicidal behaviour / R.D. Goldney
- Psychiatric aspects of suicidal behaviour : depression / J.K. Lönnqvist
- Psychiatric aspects of suicidal behaviour : schizophrenia / M. De Hert and J. Peuskens
- Psychiatric aspects of suicidal behaviour : substance abuse / G.E. Murphy
- Psychiatric aspects of suicidal behaviour : personality disorders / M.M. Lineham [and others]
- Psychiatric aspects of suicidal behaviour : anxiety disorders / C. Allgulander
- Sociology and suicidal behaviour / U. Bille-Brahe
- The genetics of suicidal behaviour / A. Roy [and others]
- Pathways to suicide : an integrative approach / K. van Heeringen, K. Hawton and J.M.G. Williams
- Part II. Suicide and Attempted Suicide in Specific Populations and Circumstances
- Suicidal behaviour in children : an emphasis on developmental influences / C.R. Pfeffer
- Adolescent suicidal behaviour : a general population perspective / E.J. de Wilde
- Adolescent suicidal behaviour : psychiatric populations / A. Apter and O. Freudenstein
- Suicidal behaviour among the elderly / D. Harwood and R. Jacoby
- Sexuality, reproductive cycle and suicidal behaviour / J. Catalan
- Suicidal behaviour and the labour market / S. Platt and K. Hawton
- Repetition of suicical behaviour / I. Sakinofsky
- Physical illness and suicidal behaviour / E.N. Stenager and E. Stenager
- Ethical and legal issues / A. Leenaars [and others]
- Suicide and violence / M.K. Nock and P.M. Marzuk
- Suicide among psychiatric inpatients / M. Wolfersdorf
- The impact of suicide on relatives and friends / S.E. Clark and R.D. Goldney.
- Part III. The Treatment of Suicidal Behaviour
- Pharamcotherapy of suicidal ideation and behaviour / R.J. Verkes and P.J. Cowen
- Psychotherapeutic approaches to suicidal ideation and behaviour / H.L. Heard
- General hospital management of suicide attempters / K. Hawton
- Treatment strategies for adolescent suicide attempters / P. Hazell
- Treatment and prevention of suicidal behaviour in the elderly / D. De Leo and P. Scocco
- Multidisciplinary approaches to the management of suicidal behaviour / K. van Heeringen
- Part IV. The Prevention of Suicide and Attempted Suicide
- Prediction of suicide and attempted suicide / R.D. Goldney
- General population strategies of suicide prevention / R. Jenkins and B. Singh
- Prevention of suicide in psychiatric patients / L. Appleby
- Approaches to suicide prevention in Asia and the Far East / R.S. Murthy
- Suicide prevention in schools / D. Shaffer and M. Gould
- Suicide prevention and primary care / K. Michel
- The role of mass media in suicide prevention / A. Schmidtke and S. Schaller
- Volunteers and suicide prevention / V. Scott and S. Armson
- Future perspectives / K. Hawton and K. van Heerlingen.
