Suicide: Individual, Cultural, International Perspectives

Type

Book

Authors

ISBN 10

1572302402

ISBN 13

9781572302402

Tags

Suicide, Mental Health, Research, Counseling, Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, General, Social Work, Sociology, Social Services & Welfare, Religious Studies

Description

Why do people commit suicide? How do cultural and social factors come into play in individual cases? A special issue of the acclaimed journal Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, this volume aims to advance prevention efforts in the United States and around the world by exploring the meaning and prevalence of suicide from a multicultural perspective. Chapters, from leading international experts, comprise both clinical case studies and broader empirical investigations. - from Amzon

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