Resources for Suicide Prevention: Bridging Research and Practice

"The work is of excellent quality [and] provides a lot of interesting and instructive aspects, which can be of great interest for the research of suicide and practice of suicide prevention [...].; ; Prof. Norbert Erlemeier, PhD, former member and chair of the "Alte Menschen" working group of the National Suicide Prevention Program for Germany, July 2017; The volume "Resources for suicide prevention" presents a concise introduction to the contemporary research and practice of suicide prevention.It is praiseworthy that the third section on postvention includes three chapters highlighting the need for cross-cultural perspectives on suicide bereavement and the importance of evidence from both quantitative and qualitative studies regarding characteristics of suicide bereavement and effectiveness of support for the bereaved. The volume highlights contemporary issues in suicidology, and presents thought-provoking material for practitioners, researchers, students, and anyone who has a genuine interest in suicide prevention."; Karl Andriessen, MSuicidology, BSW, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Australia, in IASP newsbulletin, July 2017; ;"(A)n unexpectedly thought-provoking read on a vital topic. It clearly illustrates the need for further research in this field, yet covers the large amount of information that is currently available in a format that enables application in clinical practice.[W]hile anyone interested in the topic of suicide could benefit from this book, clinicians dealing directly with patients and their loved ones battling suicidal thoughts, gestures, and attempts would get the most from reading it." ; Aaron Plattner, MD, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, in Doody's Book Reviews, July 2017....;

Keep up-to-date with recent research and practice in suicideThis book is based on the TRIPLE i in Suicidology internationalconferences, which are organised annually by the Slovene Center forSuicide Research in memory of the late Prof. Andrej Marusic withthe aim of promoting intuition, imagination and innovation in theresearch and prevention of suicide and suicidal behaviour. Thecarefully selected chapters provide food for thought topractitioners, researchers, students, and all those who come intocontact with the tragedy of suicide, with the hope of stimulatingnew ideas and interventions in the difficult fight against suicidalbehaviours.In four parts, the internationally renowned team of authorssummarises the achievements of suicidology so far (both inquantitative and qualitative research), presents effectiveinterventions in suicide prevention (including for youths and olderpeople) and knowledge gained in bereavement and postventionstudies (such as in different cultures and those bereaved by suicide),and highlights future directions for suicide research and prevention.The volume is thus a useful resource for all those interested inkeeping up-to-date with recent research and practice in suicide.