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Title:
Suicide and mental health / Rudy Nydegger Ph. D.
Author:
Nydegger, Rudy V., 1943-
Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LCC, [2014]

©2014
Call Number:
RC569 .N93 2014
Abstract:
"Delving into a topic of perennial interest and concern, particularly among teenagers, this important volume addresses the full range of issues relative to suicide and suggests ways to help those who struggle"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781610695831
Series:
Health and medical issues today

Health and medical issues today.
Physical Description:
xvii, 153 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Suicide : what it is and what it is not -- Who commits suicide? Historical and statistical perspectives -- Suicidiality and motivation : ideation, planning, intention, and commission -- Risk factors for suicide -- Prevention and treatment for suicidiality -- Mental health, mental illness, and suicide -- Patient rights and the right to die -- Roles of family, friends, professionals, society, and the law -- Summary and conclusions -- Primary documents.
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