Suicide [2 volumes]: A Global Issue [2 volumes]

Intended for the general reader, this masterful compilation probes the psychology of suicide, revealing the latest research and spotlighting global efforts to reduce the million suicide deaths each year.

• Breaks new ground in drawing together current research on the incidence of suicide, theories as to why suicide occurs, cultural differences, and efforts at prevention

• Explains and analyzes the effectiveness of prevention programs from psychotherapy and suicide prevention centers/hotlines to programs in schools, restriction of lethal methods, and national and international campaigns and programs

• Includes cultural, religious, philosophical, and medical/psychiatric/psychological views on suicide

• Discusses the ever-controversial topic of assisted suicide