This essential reference volume in the field of suicidology brings forth leading-edge conceptualizations of suicidal behaviour by including emerging trends and recent research advances in the field across the globe. It highlights the trajectories of suicidal behaviour, emphasizing the psyche behind attempting suicide, identifying vulnerable groups, and bridging the gap between theoretical underpinnings and application for addressing the aftermath of suicide. The handbook delineates research progress on risk assessment among vulnerable groups of varied milieu. Furthermore, it introduces various avenues of change and well-being. It also addresses important concerns related to terrorism and suicide in the armed forces.
This handbook is a comprehensive repository of the latest research synergized with theoretical conceptualizations that pave the way for newer approaches towards management and prevention of suicidal behaviour. It includes contributions by eminent authors across the globe, and is a must-have resource for scholars, academics and professionals in the areas of mental health and social work.
Part I : Deconstructing the Phenomenon of Suicide
1. Theorising Suicide:
Multiple Perspectives and Implications for Prevention-
2. Suicide in Ancient
Hindu Scriptures: Condemned or Glorified?.-
3. To Life: Biblical
Narratives, Positive Psychology and Suicide-Prevention.-
4. Genetic Basis of
Suicidal Behaviour-
5. Impulsivity and Decision-Making and Their Role in
Suicidal Behaviour.-
6. Gender Disparities, Mental Health Complexities and
Social Connectedness: Exploring an Integrative Approach towards Suicidal
Behaviour.-
7. Suicide as a Response to Trauma.-
8. The Decision Science of
Self Sacrifice for a Greater Cause.- Part II: Risk Appraisal and Vulnerable
Groups
9. Recognizing Persons At-Risk for Suicidal Behaviour in Clinical
Setting.-
10. Suicidal Crises: The Clinical and Research Implications of
Overlooking the Role of Suicidal Reactivity.-
11. Lethal Means Restriction:
Historical, International, and Professional Considerations.-
12. Dissociation
and Habituation asa Facilitating Processes among Suicidal Behaviours.-
13.
Indirect Self-Destructive Behaviours and Suicide.-
14. Suicidal Behaviour in
the African American Communities and other High Risk Groups.-
15. Suicidal
Ideation in Adolescents A Transcultural Analysis.-
16. Geriatric Suicide:
Suicide as a Road to Relief or Release.-
17. Substance Abuse and Suicidal
Behaviour.-
18. Antidepressants and Suicide Risk: Neither Harmful nor
Useful.-
19. Chronic Suicidality and Personality Disorders.-
20. The Process
of Bereavement for Suicide Survivors and Postvention.- Part III: Intervention
and Prevention
21. Mapping Concepts and Weaving Field Narratives of Tragic
Loss.-
22. Spirituality, Religion and Suicide.-
23. Suicide Through The Lens
Of Positive Psychology.-
24. Crisis Theory and Intervention Strategies as a
Way to Mitigate Suicide Risk.-
25. Psychological Intervention for Suicidal
Patients.-
26. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Understand and
Prevent Suicide.-
27. Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed and
Suicidal Adolescents: Development, Research and Clinical Practice.-
28.
Addressing Suicides in Special Operations Forces: Enhancing Resilience in a
Unique Population.-
29. Innovations in Military & Veteran Suicide Prevention.
Updesh Kumar, Ph.D., is Scientist G and Head of the Mental Health Division at the Defence Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR), Defence Research and Development Organization, Ministry of Defence, India. His publications include Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People-at-Risk (Sage, 2010); Countering Terrorism: Psychosocial Strategies (Sage, 2012); Understanding Suicide Terrorism: Psychosocial Dynamics (Sage, 2014); Suicidal Behaviour: Underlying Dynamics (Routledge, 2015); Positive Psychology: Applications in Work, Health and Well-being (Pearson Education, 2015); The Wiley Handbook of Personality Assessment (John Wiley & Sons, 2016 and most recently The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience (Routledge, 2016). Among many achievements, he was conferred the DRDOs Best Popular Science Communication Award-2009 by Honble Defence Minister of India and the prestigious DRDOs Scientist of the Year Award-2013by the Indian government.
