A Comprehensive Guide to Suicidal Behaviours

Working with Individuals at Risk and their Families

David Aldridge and Sergio Pérez Barrero

Paperback: £21.99 / $37.95

2012, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 192pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-025-8, BIC 2: JHBZ JMF

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Over a million people commit suicide worldwide every year. Taking an interdisciplinary approach that looks at the person at risk, the family and personal relationships they have and the communities in which they are embedded, this book will help anyone working with suicidal individuals to prevent this major cause of death.

Backed up by research and clinical expertise the book clarifies the facts about suicide and debunks the many unfounded myths surrounding the subject. It covers the classifications and manifestations of suicide, as well as the major risk factors, at-risk groups and warning signs. Advice on effective communication and a repertoire of strategies for distress management are offered, not only for supporting at-risk individuals and those who have survived a suicide attempt, but also families coping with bereavement. A final chapter explores the impact of the internet and the digital age on both the propagation and prevention of suicide.

This book will be essential reading for anybody working with people at risk of suicide, including clinicians, therapists, psychologists, social and healthcare workers and volunteers working in suicide prevention.

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“Suicide is not a problem that can be tackled alone – but it can be tackled.” – An Interview with David Aldridge and Sergio Pérez Barrero

1 February 2012

"What we offer is a model to show how problems escalate and how these problems are connected to relational contexts. We are encouraging people, particularly professionals, to communicate with each other and to look at the bigger picture. This is not a problem that can be tackled alone - but it can be tackled. To do so, we have to talk to each other. As professionals, we also need to collaborate more on combating mental health problems. This is an educational process, heightening awareness of how depression manifests itself but also removing the stigma of mental health."

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Author information

• David Aldridge
• Sergio Pérez Barrero

Subject areas

• Health, Social Work and Social Care
• Psychiatry and Psychology

Keywords

• adults,
• alcohol,
• bereavement,
• bullying,
• child protection,
• children,
• counselling,
• death,
• depression,
• families,
• grief,
• group psychotherapy,
• mental health,
• mental illness,
• older people,
• palliative care,
• pastoral care,
• psychiatry,
• psychology,
• psychotherapy,
• relationships,
• risk assessment,
• self esteem,
• self harm,
• social care,
• substance abuse,
• suicide,
• teenagers,
• trauma,
• violence,
• youthwork