Suicide From a Global Perspective: Vulnerable Populations and Controversies -- Suicide From a Global Perspective: Vulnerable Populations and Controversies -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contributors -- Editors -- Corresponding Authors -- Chapter 1: Suicide in Prepubertal Children -- Introduction -- Risk Factors -- Personal/Individual Characteristics -- Psychiatric Co-Morbidity -- Prior Suicide Attempts -- Gender -- Cognitive Development and Maturity -- Genetics -- Family Characteristics/Psychopathology -- Negative Life Stressors/Environmental Influences -- Problems of Reporting Prepubertal Suicides -- Methods of Suicide in Prepubertal Children -- Cross-Cultural Considerations -- Identification, Prevention and Intervention -- Identifying At-Risk Prepubertal Children -- Prevention -- Intervention and Treatment -- References -- Chapter 2: Youth and Student Suicide -- Introduction -- Risk Factors -- Personal/Individual Characteristics -- Psychiatric Co-Morbidity -- Personality Correlates -- Genetics -- Gender -- Sexual Orientation -- Prior Suicide Attempts -- Family Characteristics/Psychopathology -- Negative Life Stressors/Environmental Influences -- Developmental Issues -- Prevention and Intervention -- References -- Chapter 3: Suicide in Old Age -- Introduction -- Time Trends -- Epidemiology and Cross-National Variation -- Age, Period and Cohort Effects -- Cohort Effects -- Age Effects -- Period Effects -- Demographic, Social and Socio-Economic Factors -- Sex -- Social Factors -- Cultural Factors -- Socio-Economic Factors -- Psychiatric Morbidity -- Depressive Illness -- Alcohol and Substance Misuse and Dependence -- Schizophrenia -- Neurotic Disorders and Personality Disorder -- Dementia -- Absence of Mental Illness -- Physical Illness -- Influence of Hospitalization -- Service Contact.

Treatment -- Methods -- Location of Suicide -- Suicide Notes -- Inpatient Suicide -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Suicide and Gender -- Introduction -- Issues of Prevalence -- Gender Role Socialization and Stressors -- Male Gender and Suicidality -- Female Gender and Suicidality -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: Suicide and Sexual Orientation -- Introduction -- Scope and Identification of Problem -- Conceptual Framework -- Youth Suicide in Lesbian, Gay -- and Bisexual Communities -- Recommendations: Intervention and Prevention -- References -- Chapter 6: Intellectual Disability and Suicidal Behavior -- Introduction -- Children and Adolescents -- Rhode Island Study -- Pittsburgh Medical Center Study -- Adults with Intellectual Disability -- Down Syndrome -- Completed Suicide in this Population -- Risk Factors for Suicidality -- Intervention -- The Emergency Room and the Person with Intellectual Disability -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Suicidal Behavior in the Chronic Medically Ill -- Introduction -- Global Findings -- Cancer -- HIV/AIDS -- Analgesic Nephropathy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Suicide Risk in Ethnic Minorities -- Introduction -- Examining the Evidence: Particular -- Ethnic Minority Groups -- Toward Understanding Ethnic -- Differences in Suicide Risk -- More Questions -- References -- Chapter 9: Suicide in the Workforce -- Introduction -- Work Stress -- Different Subgroups -- Socioeconomic Status -- Psychiatric Morbidity -- Intervention -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Suicide and the Criminal Justice System -- Introduction -- General Population -- Sub-Groups within the Criminal Justice System -- Prison Population -- Limitations of Prison Suicide Research -- Community Offenders -- Police Custody -- Prevention of Suicide -- Prison -- Whole Estate Strategies.

Specific Strategies -- Community -- Police Custody -- Diversion -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: Suicide in Homeless Populations -- Introduction -- Measurement and Assessment -- Current Status of the Problem -- Developed Nations -- Developing Nations -- Current Status of the Literature -- Developed Nations -- Developing Nations -- Key Questions Involved -- Outcomes and Implications of Available Data -- Applicability of Knowledge in Diverse Cultures -- Discussion -- Recommendations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Do Antidepressants Increase the Risk of Suicide? -- Introduction -- Efficacy Issues and Evidence in Clinical Trials -- Suicide and Prescription Rates of Antidepressants -- Use of Antidepressants in Children and Adolescents -- Conclusion -- Final Comments -- References -- Chapter 13: Culture and Suicide -- Introduction -- Cross National Attitudes toward Suicide -- Cultural Sanctions and Suicide -- Cross Cultural Contrasts in Suicide -- Suicide among Indigenous People -- Acculturation and Suicide -- Methods of Suicide -- Examples of Culturally Specific Forms -- of Suicide Behavior -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 14: Is it Possible to Prevent Suicide Contagion via the Internet through Legal Regulations? -- Introduction -- Internet Content That May Increase the Risk of Suicidal Behavior -- Media Influences on Suicidal Behavior -- Why Can't We Simply Prohibit It? -- The Internet Is Difficult to Control -- Can't We Censor It? -- Can We Use Self-Regulation to Stop It? -- What Else Should We Do about It? -- References -- Chapter 15: Religion and Philosophy and Suicide -- Introduction -- Religion -- Judaism -- Christianity -- Islam -- Hinduism -- Buddhism -- Philosophy -- References -- Chapter 16: Ethical Issues in Suicide -- Introduction -- Ethics in Medical Practice: Basic Issues.

Ethics in Suicide and Deliberate Self-Harm -- Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice in Relation to Suicide -- Enquiring and Assessing the Risk -- Communicating the Risk -- Encouraging the Subject to Participate in Treatment -- Ethical Issues in Research in Suicidology -- In the Hospital Setting -- In Community Settings -- Ethical Issues in Social and Politically -- Connected Community Suicides -- Ethical Issues in Role of Media -- Unresolved Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17: Complexities in Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia -- Introduction -- Variations in Terminology -- Differences in Perspective within Cultures -- Legal Issues -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 18: Research Priorities in Suicidology -- Introduction -- Cross-Cultural Epidemiology -- Physiological Research -- Genetics -- Brain Studies -- Psychological Research -- Sociological Research -- Anthropological Research -- Qualitative Research -- Other Priorities -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.