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 including suicide 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.
