Suicide

Stephen Palmer is Director of the Centre for Stress Management, London. He is also an Honorary Professor of Psychology and Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at City University, London. He is a member of the International Association for Suicide Prevention.

• Palmer, Preface. Cooper, Foreword. Palmer, Introduction Suicide: Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention. Part I: Suicide: Statistics, Research, Theory and Interventions. Palmer, Suicide: definitions, statistics and interventions at the international level. Palmer, Suicide statistics for the UK and the national suicide prevention strategy. Stark, Suicide in Rural Areas. Sheehy, O’Connor, Cognitive style and suicidal Behaviour. Ruddell, Curwen, Understanding suicidal ideation and assessing for risk. Part II: Personal Experience of Suicide. Walen, It’s a Funny thing about suicide. Cooke, Suicide: A friend’s view. Kapoor, Client Suicide and its effect on the therapist. Part III: Three Therapeutic Approaches to Prevent Suicide. Froggatt, Palmer, Cognitive-Behavioural and Rational Emotive Management of Suicide. Lees, Stimpson, A Psychodynamic Approach to Suicide. Sharry, Darmody, Madden, A Solution-focused Approach. Part IV: Group Interventions. Pietilä, Support groups. Séguin, Goulard, Bergmans, Links, Group interventions for adolescents and young adults with recurrent suicide attempts.Part V: Appendices. Appendix 1 Personal self-harm management plan. Appendix 2 Assessment checklist. Appendix 3 Useful organisations. Appendix 4 Useful books. Appendix 5 WHO document for health professionals. Palmer, Postscript.

"This book will help to take away the veil of mystery and suspicion about a topic that now permeates all of society in times of constant and unremitting change and stress, suicides. The editor has done a magnificent job in demystifying this subject, and deserves our wholehearted support and gratitude." - Professor Cary Cooper, From the Foreword"This valuable book has faced the subject, can be dipped into when required and offers help as well as a certain amount of comfort to anyone working with suicidal people." - Jenny Bloomer, Counsellor & Psychotherapist, Therapy Today, July 2008