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Suicide Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Theory, Research, and Practice
- Edited by Frederick T.L. Leong, and Mark M. Leach.
Published December 2007
Suicide is increasingly understood and predicted as an intersection of biological, psychological, cognitive, and sociocultural factors. We have some basic knowledge of these factors and how they interact, but presently we know very little about how culture can play a role as a variable that…
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Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents
- By Anthony P. Jurich.
Published September 2007
This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over thirty-four years of dealing with suicidal adolescents. It aims not to replace other forms of therapy but to augment the therapist’s own therapeutic style.
The book…
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Children's Rights
Policy and Practice, Second Edition
- By Jean A. Pardeck.
Published April 2006
Get up-to-date information on children’s and parent’s rightsChildren have a basic human right to be free of abuse and maltreatment. The late Dr. John Pardeck’s Children’s Rights: Policy and Practice, Second Edition comprehensively explores the latest legal, psychological,…
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Katie's Diary
Unlocking the Mystery of a Suicide
- Edited by David Lester.
Published October 2003
Katie's Diary is a unique analysis of the diary left behind by a young woman who has committed suicide. As compared to suicide notes, which are typically brief, Katie's diary consists of five separate books, an opportunity to look into the mind of a suicide from a source of data that is…
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Suicide
A Study in Sociology
- By Emile Durkheim, and Emile Durkheim.
Published February 2002
There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larger picture is largely thanks to the pioneering thinker Émile Durkheim. He recognized that, if anything can explain how we as individuals relate to…
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Suicide
A Study in Sociology
- By Emile Durkheim.
Published July 1997
This volume aims to advance prevention efforts in the USA and around the world by exploring the meaning and prevalence of suicide from a multicultural perspective. The chapters comprise both clinical case studies and broader empirical investigations.…
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