Kumar Updesh, Mandal Manas K. (eds.) Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People-at-Risk

Sage Publications India, 2010. — 398 p. — ISBN 978-81-321-0299-1.Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People provides a psychometric analysis of various aspects associated with suicidal risk assessment to understand the suicidal personality and predict suicidal behavior. It includes articles by experts in the field covering suicide research carried out globally. The discussion begins with a contextualization of the psychological factors implicated in the aetiology of suicidal behavior with the help of a biopsychosocial model and is followed by an empirical analysis. The theoretical issues are then examined from various perspectives. Some articles also focus on people-at-risk, including individuals suffering from substance abuse and bipolar disorders, security personnel, adolescents, etc.Risk Assessment: Theoretical Issues
Psychological Perspectives on Suicidal Behaviour
Empirically Based Assessment of Suicide Risk
Neurobiological Basis of Suicidal Ideation
Problem-Solving Ability and Repeated Deliberate Self-Harm
Suicide and Homicide: Theoretical Issues
Cultural Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment
Gender Issues in Suicide Risk Factor Assessment
Developmental Issues in Risk Factor Assessment
Reporting Suicide: Impact on Suicidal Behaviour
Assessment: People-at-Risk
Suicide: Its Assessment and Prediction
Substance Use and Suicidal Behaviour
Suicide Risk in Bipolar Disorder
Depression and Suicide
The Suicidal Soldier
Suicidal Ideation and Behaviour among Asian Adolescents