Suicide Prevention

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvi

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Neurobiology of Suicide

      • Tatiana Falcone, Migle Staniskyte, Fernando Espi Forcen, Jaime Vengoechea

      Pages 3-21

   3. Mood Disorders and Suicide

      • Mariela Herrera

      Pages 23-52

   4. Psychosis and Suicide

      • Tatiana Falcone, Migle Staniskyte, Jane Timmons-Mitchell

      Pages 53-69

3. Special Populations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Suicide in Children

      • Elizabeth C. Lanzillo, Lisa M. Horowitz, Maryland Pao

      Pages 73-107

   3. Substance Abuse and Suicide

      • Youssef Mahfoud, Michael Ignatowski

      Pages 109-118

   4. Suicide in Children and Adults with Epilepsy: A Complex Relationship

      • Jana E. Jones, Jessica M. Bordenave

      Pages 119-142

   5. Suicide in Chronic Pain Patients: Risk Factors and Clinical Considerations

      • Jennifer K. Lehmann, Xavier F. Jimenez

      Pages 143-151

4. Medical Services

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-153

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   2. Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) Model and Suicide

      • Alexander D. Smith, Meghan D. M. Fondow, Elizabeth A. Zeidler Schreiter

      Pages 155-171

   3. Suicide Risk Assessment Tools and Management in Emergency Department

      • Karolina Mlynek, Christopher Sola, Naveed Khokhar

      Pages 173-189

   4. The Darkness at the End of Life: Suicide in Palliative Care Settings

      • Fernando Espí Forcén, Juan R. Jaramillo

      Pages 191-202

5. Prevention

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203

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   2. Suicide Prevention: A Primer for Healthcare Professionals

      • Michael F. Hogan

      Pages 205-216

   3. Preventing Suicide in Hospital-Based Care

      • Clare C. Mitchell, Jeanne M. Lackamp

      Pages 217-228

   4. Gatekeeper Training to Prevent Suicide in the Emergency Department and in Primary Care

      • Glenn Albright, Jane Timmons-Mitchell, Jeremiah McMillan

      Pages 229-250

   5. Medical Student Suicide: An Assessment of Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies

      • Carol Swetlik, Kathleen N. Franco

      Pages 251-263

   6. Teaching Psychiatry Residents About Suicide Prevention and Postvention

      • Farah Munir, Sarah Nagle-Yang, Cathleen Cerny

      Pages 265-283

This volume is a guide for the hospital workforce related to suicide prevention.  Written by experts in the field, this text is the only one that also includes the revised DSM-5 guidelines.  It is also the first to cover both prevention in one concise guide, offering a well-rounded approach to long- and short-term prevention. 


The book begins by establishing the neurobiology of suicide before discussing the populations at risk for suicide and the various environments where they may present.  The book addresses the epidemiology, including groups at heightened risk; etiology, including several types of risk factors; prevention, including large-scale community-based activities; and postvention, including the few evidence-based approaches that are currently available. Unlike any other text on the market, this book does not simply focus on one particular demographic; rather, the book covers a wide range of populations and concerns, includingsuicide in youths, racial minorities, patients suffering from serious mental and physical illnesses, psychopharmacological treatment in special populations, and a wide array of challenging scenarios that are often not addressed in the very few up-to-date resources available.


Suicide Prevention is an outstanding resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, hospitalists, primary care doctors, nurses, social workers, and all medical professionals who may interface with suicidal patients.

• Neurobiology of suicide
• Consult/Liaison Services in the Hospital
• Mental health comorbidities
• Suicide and physical illness
• Suicide at the community interface

“The book covers suicide risk assessment tools particularly well. The book is clearly written and logically organized. Information about how to interact with third parties and legal issues would be helpful. … This practical guide answers those questions, provides direction, and shares additional tools that healthcare professionals can use to provide and improve care to prevent suicide.” (Valerie E Mathis-Allen, Doody's Book Reviews, September, 2018)

• Epilepsy Center/ Psychiatry Department, Neurological Institute - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA

  Tatiana Falcone

• Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Sciences School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

  Jane Timmons-Mitchell

Tatiana Falcone, M.D., FAPA, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic


Jane Timmons-Mitchell, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University

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