Suicidal Behaviour: Theories and Research Findings

Preface, Benedetto Saraceno Introduction Suicide prevention - Background, Problems, Strategies: Introductory Remarks - Wolfgang Rutz The Who /Euro Multi-Centre Study on Suicidal Behaviour: Its Background, History, Aims and Design - Unni Bille-Brahe, Armin Schmidtke, Ad Kerkhof and Diego De Leo Theoretical Aspects Definitions of Suicidal Behaviour - Diego De Leo, Shelley Burgis, Jose M. Bertolote, Ad Kerkhof and Unni Bille-Brahe Psychological Dimensions of Attempted Suicide: Theories and Data - Elene Chopin, Ad Kerkhof and Ella Arensman The Psychobiology of Suicidal Behaviour - Cornelis Van Heeringen, Gwendolyn Portzky and Kurt Audenaert Intentional Aspects of Non-Fatal Suicidal Behaviour - Heidi Hjelmeland and Keith Hawton Research Findings Socio-Demographic Variables of Suicide Attempters - Armin Schmidtke and Cordula Lohr Negative Life Events and Non-Fatal Suicidal Behaviour - Ella Arensman and Ad Kerkhof Repetition of Attempted Suicide: Frequent, but Hard to Predict - Ad Kerkhof and Ella Arensman Marital Relations of Suicide Attempters - Cordula Lohr and Armin Schmidtke Physical Illness and Suicidal Behaviour - Jacinta Hawgood, Kym Spathonis and Diego De Leo Addiction and Suicidal Behaviour: Questions and Answers in the EPIS - Helen Keeley, Paul Corcoran and Unni Bille-Brahe Sexual Abuse and Suicidal Behaviours - Ellinor Salander-Renberg, Sibylla Lindgren and Inger Osterberg The Importance of Social Support - Unni Bille-Brahe and Borge Jensen Imitation of Suicidal Behaviour - Armin Schmidtke, Cordula Lohr, Unni Bille-Brahe and Diego De Leo Seasonality and other Temporal Fluctuations in Suicidal Behaviour: Myths, Realities and Results - Gert Jessen Suicidal Behaviour in Special Interest Groups Suicidal Behaviour Among Young People - Ella Arensman and Keith Hawton Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour in Late Life - Diego De Leo and Kym Spathonis Immigrants and Attempted Suicide in Europe - Halise Devrimci Ozguven, Isik Sayil, Bora Baskak and Unni Bille-Brahe Clinical Aspects in Non-Fatal Suicidal Behaviour Contacts with Health Care Facilities Prior to Suicide Attempts - Sandor Fekete, Peter Osvath and Konrad Michel Suicide Attempters, Health Care Systems and the Quality of Treatments - Unni Bille-Brahe and Cordula Lohr List of Contributors