Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Nock's multi-disciplinary research is aimed at advancing the understanding of why people behave in ways that are harmful to themselves, with an emphasis on suicide and other forms of self-harm. His work on suicide and self-injury has been recognized through the receipt of early career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the American Association of Suicidology. In 2011 he was named a MacArthur Fellow.

• 1. Introduction to the HandbookMatthew K. Nock Part One: Classification of Self-Injurious Behaviors 2. The Classification of Suicidal BehaviorKelly Posner, Beth Brodsky, Kseniya Yershova, Jacqueline Buchanan, and John Mann 3. Distinguishing between Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-InjuryJennifer J. Muehlenkamp 4. Should We Expand the Conceptualization of Self-Injurious Behavior? Rationale, Review, and Recommendations Jill M. Hooley and Sarah St. Germain Part Two: Phenomenology and Epidemiology 5. Suicidal Behaviors among Children and AdolescentsChristianne Esposito-Smythers, Julie Weismoore, Rupa P. Zimmermann, and Anthony Spirito 6. Suicidal Behaviors Among AdultsEve K. Moscicki 7. Person-Centered Prevention of Suicide Among Older AdultsPaul R. Duberstein and Marnin J. Heisel 8. Non-suicidal Self-injury across the LifespanJanis Whitlock and Matthew Selekman Part Three: Approaches to Understanding Self-Injurious Behaviors 9. Genetic and Neurobiological Approaches to Understanding Suicidal BehaviorsLaura M. Fiori, Carl Ernst, and Gustavo Turecki 10. Developmental Approaches to Understanding Suicidal and Self-Injurious BehaviorsSheila E. Crowell, Christina M. Derbidge, and Theodore P. Beauchaine 11. Social and Ecological Approaches to Suicidal Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)Nicole Heilbron, Joseph C. Franklin, John D. Guerry, and Mitchell J. Prinstein 12. Cognitive and Information Processing Approaches to Understanding Suicidal BehaviorsAmy Wenzel and Megan Spokas 13. Psychodynamics of SuicideMark J. Goldblatt 14. Racial/Ethnic, Spiritual/Religious, and Sexual Orientation Influences on Suicidal BehaviorsRegina M. Sherman, Barbara D'Orio, Miesha N. Rhodes, Stephanie Gantt, and Nadine J. Kaslow 15. Comprehensive Theories of Suicidal BehaviorsEdward A. Selby, Thomas E. Joiner Jr., and Jessica D. Ribeiro 16. Comprehensive Theoretical Models of NSSIColleen M. Jacobson and Kristen Batejan Part Four: Assessment 17. Core Competencies, Warning Signs, and a Framework for Suicide Risk Assessment in Clinical PracticeM. David Rudd 18. Assessment of Non-Suicidal Self-InjuryE. David Klonsky and Stephen P. Lewis Part Five: Prevention and Intervention 19. Prevention of Suicidal BehaviorsJosé M. Bertolote 20. Psychological Treatment of Suicidal BehaviorsErin F. Ward-Ciesielski and Marsha M. Linehan 21. The Pharmacologic Treatment of Suicidal PatientsJan Fawcett and Katie A. Busch 22. Prevention of Non-Suicidal Self-InjuryNancy L. Heath, Jessica R. Toste, and Shannon-Dell MacPhee 23. Psychological Treatments for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Barbara Stanley, Virginia Fineran, and Beth Brodsky 24. Pharmacologic Treatment of NSSIPaul L. Plener and Gerhard Libal Part Six: Special Issues 25. Overlap between Suicidal Behavior and Interpersonal ViolenceMarc Hillbrand 26. Suicide TerrorismEllen Townsend 27. Physician-Assisted Suicide and EuthanasiaAgnes van der Heide 28. Survivors of SuicideHolly Parker 29. Conclusion to the HandbookMatthew K. Nock