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ISBN
9781138533684
Publisert
2017-09-20
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Routledge
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453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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Antall sider
152
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Suicide prevention is a major goal of the Public Health Service of the US government. This has been the case since the 1960s when the National Institute of Mental Health established a center for the study and prevention of suicide. Since then, however, the knowledge and research gathered has not bought about the reduction of suicide. Suicide: Closing the Exits was written to change this trend.This book reports a program of research concerned with preventing suicide by restricting access to lethal agents, such as guns, drugs, and carbon monoxide. It may seem implausible that deeply unhappy people could be prevented from killing themselves by "closing the exits," but the idea is not a new one and has been discussed widely in the literature.The authors argue that restricting access to lethal agents should be considered a major preventive strategy, along with the psychiatric treatment of depressed and suicidal individuals and the establishment of suicide prevention centers to counsel those in crisis. Suicide represents a major contribution to the literature. As such, it should be read by all medical practitioners, policy makers, and psychologists.
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Suicide prevention is a major goal of the Public Health Service of the US government
Introduction to the Transaction EditionPreface1. Preventing SuicideThe Nature of the ProblemStrategies for Preventing SuicideReducing Access to Lethal AgentsThe Research PlanThe Ethics of Preventing SuicideConclusions2. Detoxification of Domestic GasDetoxification in England and Wales (Study 1)Detoxification in Scotland and the Netherlands (Study 2)Detoxification in the United States (Study 3)Conclusions3. The Toxicity of Car ExhaustCar Exhaust Suicides in the United States (Study 4)Comparison of the United States and Great Britain (Study 5)Conclusions4. Firearm Availability and SuicideSuicide and Estimates of Gun Availability in the United States (Study 6)A Further Attempt to Estimate Gun Availability (Study 7)A Comparison of the United States and Australia (Study 8)Gun Ownership in the United States and Suicide Rates from 1959 to 1984 (Study 9)Conclusions5. Handgun Control StatutesEarlier Research on Gun Control LawsCoding and Scaling the Gun LawsHandgun Control and Deaths from Suicide (Study 10)Characteristics of The Handgun Laws (Study 11)Availability of Guns and Moral Opposition to Suicide (Study 12)Conclusions6. Displacement Between MethodsThe Concept of DisplacementEvidence from the Present StudiesAvailability of DrugsConclusions7. Explaining Choice of MethodAvailability and AccessibilitySuggestion and SymbolismPersonal Requirements and Cultural NormsChoice Structuring Properties of Methods of SuicidePerception of Different Methods (Study 13)Reasons for Choice of Method (Study 14)Conclusions8. Implications for Theory and PreventionA Decision Theory of SuicideA Public Health Approach to PreventionSuicide-Proofing the EnvironmentReducing Acceptability and SuggestionConclusionsReferencesIndex
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781138533684
Publisert
2017-09-20
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
453 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
152
Redaktør