Publisher's Synopsis
WHY YOU NEED TO STAY ALIVE A Powerful Book with Great Insight on Defeating Suicidal Thoughts and Becoming Exceptional This book is a guide for the hospital workforce related to suicide prevention. It is also the first to cover both prevention in one concise guide, offering a well rounded approach to long and short term prevention. The book begins by establishing the neurobiology of suicide before discussing the mode at which it can be controlled at various environments where they may present. The book addresses the epidemiology, including groups at heightened risk; etiology, including several types of risk factors; prevention, including large scale community based activities; including the few evidence-based approaches that are currently available. Unlike any other text on the market, this book does not simply focus on one particular demographic; rather, the book covers a wide range of populations and concerns, including suicide in youths, racial minorities, patients suffering from serious mental and physical illnesses, psycho-pharmacological treatment in special populations, and a wide array of challenging scenarios that are often not addressed in the very few up-to-date resources available.Why you need to stay alive is an outstanding resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, hospitality, primary care doctors, nurses, social workers, and all medical professionals who may interface with suicidal patients.
