eBooks
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Analyzing suicide notes collected by an Ohio coroner's office, Explaining Suicide identifies motivations and risk factors for suicide (e.g., interpersonal violence, substance abuse, physical pain, grief, feelings of failure, and mental illness); explains differences between note writers and non-note writers; and suggests ways to prevent suicide and encourage personal resilience.
Suicide Information for Teens provides an informative discussion of mental health disorders and suicide risks, causes, and prevention; offers suggestions for recognizing suicide warning signs; and explains treatments for suicidal ideation.
The International Handbook of Suicide and Attempted Suicide presents recent research in the study of suicidal behavior, describes characteristics of specific populations, and offers guidelines for suicide treatment and prevention.
Among teenage Latinas in the United States, suicide attempts occur at rates sometimes twice as high as other youth. The book Latinas Attempting Suicide suicide:When Cultures, Families and Daughter Collide looks into the development of young Latinas struggling to reconcile the two cultures they belong to.
Designed for student affairs professionals, College Student Mental Health examines how colleges can support students’ mental health. With a community-centered approach, the volume promotes shared responsibility for mental health and offers strategies for dealing with mental health issues tailored to specific student populations.
The self-help guide Are U OK?: A Guide to Caring for Your Mental Health gives advice for knowing when to seek mental healthcare and what to look for in therapy. It also describes tips for improving communication and healing damaged relationships.