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• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1 – Suicide in the United States
• What Is Suicide?
• Suicide Attempts
• Suicide and the Survivors
• Conclusion
• Chapter 2 – History and Suicide
• Selected Historical Analysis of Suicide
• Emerging Ideas on Suicide
• Conclusion
• Chapter 3 – Theories and Types of Suicide
• Emile Durkheim
• Durkheim’s Suicide Typology
• Types of Suicide
• Selected Theories of Suicide
• Conclusion
• Chapter 4 – Youth and Suicide
• Statistics on Suicide
• Family Stability and Suicide
• Mental Health and Youth Suicide
• Youth Suicide and Correctional Facilities
• Youth Suicide and Substance Abuse
• Previous Attempted Suicides and Completed Suicides
• Youth Suicide and Sexual and Physical Abuse
• Screening Programs and Youth Suicide
• Conclusion
• Chapter 5 – Suicide and the Elderly
• Suicide and the Elderly
• Elderly Suicide and Statistics
• Elderly Suicide and Physical Health
• Elderly Suicide and Psychological Health
• Conclusion
• Chapter 6 – Suicide and Violence Among Intimates
• Violence Among Intimates
• Battered Partners, Violence, and Partner Homicide/Suicide
• What to Look for in Older Adults and Homicide/Suicide
• Family Violence and Suicide Among Adolescents
• Conclusion
• Chapter 7 – Suicide Letters: A Typology and Analysis
• Suicide Notes and Letters
• Categories of Suicide Notes and Letters
• Implications of Suicide Notes for Suicide Investigation
• Conclusion
• Chapter 8 – Selected Atypical Suicides
• Physician-Assisted Suicide
• Who Are the Patients in Physician-Assisted Suicides?
• Cults and Mass Suicide
• Terrorism
• Conclusion
• Chapter 9 – Suicide Investigation
• Suicide Investigation
• Self-inflicted Gunshot Wounds
• Hanging
• Poisons
• Self-Smothering
• Self-inflicted Knife Wounds
• Jumping
• Drowning
• Pedestrian Traffic Suicides
• Intentional Traffic Crashes
• Fire
• Railroad Accidents
• Conclusion
• Chapter 10 – Depression, Drugs, Alcohol, and Suicide
• Suicide: The Role of Depression, Alcohol, and Drugs
• Conclusion
• Chapter 11 – Suicide and the Future
• What We Have Learned
• How to Get Better
• Organizations for Help
• Conclusion
• References
• Index
• About the Authors