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David Aldridge - A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours: Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families - 9781849050258 - V9781849050258
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A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours: Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families

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Description for A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours: Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families Paperback. This book explains the classifications and manifestations of suicide, risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and strategies for distress management are offered for use with vulnerable individuals, those who have survived a suicide attempt and families coping with bereavement. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294.

Over a million people commit suicide worldwide every year. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at the person at risk, the family and personal relationships they have and the communities in which they are embedded, this book will help anyone working with suicidal individuals to prevent this major cause of death.

Backed up by research and clinical expertise the book clarifies the facts about suicide and debunks the many unfounded myths surrounding the subject. It covers the classifications and manifestations of suicide, as well as the major risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849050258
SKU
V9781849050258
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1

About David Aldridge
David Aldridge is a social science researcher and the author of many books including Suicide: The Tragedy of Hopelessness also published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers based upon his doctoral thesis at the Open University, UK. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, London. Sergio Pérez Barrero graduated as a Doctor of Medicine from the University ... Read more

Reviews for A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours: Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families
Bullying, suicide and homicide and A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours are certainly books about doing thing things and, because of their non-technical approach, would probably appeal to a cross-section of professionals and concerned others wanting to work with suicidal individuals and their communities... A comprehensive guide provides a systemic and practical approach to preventing suicides through counselling and ... Read more

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