Suicide in the Workplace

Marie-Line Germain, Ph.D. is an award-winning Professor of Human Resources and Leadership at Western Carolina University, USA. She is the author of six books and been a Fulbright recipient with visiting professorships in China, Finland, France, Ghana, Japan, and South Korea. Her research focuses on dysfunctional leadership behaviors and psychosocial risks in the workplace.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I - Defining Work-Related Suicide.- Chapter 2. Defining occupational suicide: Insights from the France Telecom suicides on financialization and the disintegration of social solidarity.- Chapter 3. The role of stress and burnout in occupational suicide.- Chapter 4. Job-related stressors, burnout, and occupational suicide.- Chapter 5. Occupational suicide: A worldwide phenomenon.- Chapter 6. Suicide by occupation in the United States.- Part II - Identifying Suicidal Signs in Employees.- Chapter 7. Warning signs & risk factors for employees at risk of suicide.- Chapter 8: Identifying suicidal signs: Correlates of suicides in law enforcement.- Part III - Guidelines and Strategies for Workplace Suicide Prevention.- Chapter 9. Leadership's role in mitigating workplace suicide risks and strategies for supporting suicidal colleagues.- Chapter 10. Strategies for organizational leaders and human resource professionals in workplace suicide prevention and postvention.- Chapter 11.Workplace suicide postvention: Research insights and actionable frameworks.- Chapter 12. External resources.- Chapter 13. Conclusion.