Louise Doyle is Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Brian Keogh is Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Jean Morrissey is Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

• Introduction1. Understanding Suicide and Self-harm2. Self-harm, Suicide and Stigma3. Risk and Protective Factors for Self-harm and Suicide4. Suicide and Self-Harm Across the Life-Span5. Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm6. Communicating with People who are Suicidal7. Self-care: Professional and Personal Considerations8. Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention and Reduction9. Postvention10. Self-harm and Suicide in Prisons, Schools and Emergency Departments.

"This book in my opinion is descriptive, informative and therefor useful to all healthcare professionals. The book is as the title says; about working with individuals who self-harm or have experienced/currently experiencing suicidal intent. Be it that they have attempted suicide or feel suicidal, it covers all you need to know, in order to work effectively with this client group. It explores in depth, how people who exhibit these behaviours feel, to what to look out for when workers come across service users, with a history of these behaviours. It explores in detail, the risks around working with or having a relative, friend or colleague who suffers with this unfortunate problem. It gives the reader a good biopsychosocial understanding of self-harm and suicidal behaviour and makes a good attempt at ensuring it is easily readable by all." Jesse Wallen, community mental health nurse, Merton Drug & Alcohol Team