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Handbook of Suicidal Behaviour

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Editors:
  1. Updesh Kumar

    1. Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Defence Research and Development Organization, Delhi, India

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  • Is truly cross-cultural in perspective, and includes papers from scholars based all over the world

  • Focuses on recent advances in research

  • Provides a multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of suicidal behavior

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
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  2. Deconstructing the Phenomenon of Suicide

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Theorizing Suicide: Multiple Perspectives and Implications for Prevention

      • Swati Mukherjee, Updesh Kumar
      Pages 3-22

    3. Suicide in Ancient Hindu Scriptures: Condemned or Glorified?

      • Latha Nrugham
      Pages 23-37

    4. “To Life”: Biblical Narratives, Positive Psychology, and Suicide-Prevention

      • Kalman J. Kaplan, Paul Cantz
      Pages 39-71

    5. Genetics of Suicidal Behaviour

      • Qingzhong Wang, Yogesh Dwivedi
      Pages 73-90

    6. Impulsivity, Decision-Making and Their Role in Suicidal Behaviour

      • Yari Gvion, Alan Apter
      Pages 91-101

    7. Gender Disparities, Mental Health Complexities and Social Connectedness: Exploring an Integrative Approach Towards Suicidal Behaviour

      • Archana, Updesh Kumar
      Pages 103-120

    8. Suicide as a Response to Trauma

      • Nicole A. Salman, Conrad J. Camit, Bruce Bongar
      Pages 121-137

    9. Suicide Terrorism

      • Mark Dechesne, Bryn Bandt-Law
      Pages 139-158

    10. The Communication of Suicide Terrorism

      • Jonathan Matusitz
      Pages 159-177

  3. Risk Appraisal and Vulnerable Groups

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 179-179
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    2. Suicidal Crises: The Clinical and Research Implications of Overlooking the Role of Suicidal Reactivity

      • Sean M. Barnes, Sarra Nazem, Lindsey L. Monteith, Nazanin H. Bahraini
      Pages 181-201

    3. Lethal Means Restriction: Historical, International, and Professional Considerations

      • Bruce Bongar, Dana Lockwood, Danielle Spangler, Whitney Cowell
      Pages 203-219

    4. Dissociation and Habituation as Facilitating Processes Among Suicide Behaviours

      • Leah Shelef, Neta Korem, Gil Zalsman
      Pages 221-237

    5. Indirect Self-destructive Behaviour Across the Lifespan

      • Charissa Hosseini, Jessica Walsh, Lisa M. Brown
      Pages 239-254

    6. Suicidal Behaviour Among Black Males Differ from Recognized Behaviour in Other High Risk Groups: A Review

      • Donna Holland Barnes, Ingrid Godfrey
      Pages 255-266

    7. Suicidal Ideation in Adolescents—A Transcultural Analysis

      • Vsevolod A. Rozanov, Anastasiya S. Rakhimkulova
      Pages 267-285

    8. Geriatric Population: Suicide as a Road to Relief or to Release

      • Jyoti Mishra Pandey, Barre Vijay Prasad, Preeti Mishra, Shobit Garg, Bholeshwar Prashad Mishra
      Pages 287-303

    9. Substance Abuse and Suicidal Behaviour

      • Vimala Veeraraghavan
      Pages 305-327
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About this book

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. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Defence Institute of Psychological Research, Defence Research and Development Organization, Delhi, India

    Updesh Kumar

About the editor

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 DRDO’s Best Popular Science Communication Award-2009 by Hon’ble Defence Minister of India and the prestigious DRDO’s Scientist of the Year Award-2013 by the Indian government.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Suicidal Behaviour

  • Editors: Updesh Kumar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4816-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4815-9Published: 08 November 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5238-6Published: 12 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4816-6Published: 26 October 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXIX, 557

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry, Rehabilitation

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