Suicide: A Global Issue [2 volumes]: A Global Issue

Intended for the general reader, this masterful compilation probes the psychology of suicide, revealing the latest research and spotlighting global efforts to reduce the million suicide deaths each year.

• Breaks new ground in drawing together current research on the incidence of suicide, theories as to why suicide occurs, cultural differences, and efforts at prevention

• Explains and analyzes the effectiveness of prevention programs from psychotherapy and suicide prevention centers/hotlines to programs in schools, restriction of lethal methods, and national and international campaigns and programs

• Includes cultural, religious, philosophical, and medical/psychiatric/psychological views on suicide

• Discusses the ever-controversial topic of assisted suicide