Depression and Suicide

Aspects Medicaux, Psychologiques et Socio-Culturels

J.P. Soubrier, J. Vedrinne

• Publisher: Pergamon
• Year: 2013
• ISBN:
  9781483162478
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Medical Theory, Practice & Reference

Depression and Suicide: Aspects, Medicaux, Psychologiques, ET Socio-Culturels covers the proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention, held in Paris, France on July 1981. This book is organized into four parts encompassing 132 chapters. Part I deals with the epidemiological studies and transcultural aspect of depression and suicide. This part discusses the influence of sociocultural and environmental factors in depressive and suicidal behavior. Parts II and III explore the theories and clinical approaches in depression and suicide, especially among young people. These parts consider the biological and medical aspects, hospital settings, and survivors of depression and suicide. Part IV emphasizes the therapeutics, crisis interventions, and paraclinical investigations of these neurological problems. This book will be of value to physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and researchers.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Depression and Suicide: Aspects Medicaux, Psychologiques ET Socio-Culturels
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• PRÉFACE
• INTRODUCTION
• Allocution d'ouverture
• Opening Address
• Part I: EPIDEMIOLOGY — STATISTICS TRANSCULTURAL ASPECT EPIDEMIOLOGIE — STATISTIQUES ASPECTS TRANSCULTURELS
• Part II: THEORIES AND CLINICAL APPROACHES IN DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE THEORIES ET CLINIQUE DE LA DEPRESSION ET DU SUICIDE
• Part III: DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE DEPRESSION ET SUICIDE CHEZ LE JEUNE
• Part IV: THERAPEUTICS, CRISIS INTERVENTIONS AND PARACLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS THERAPEUTIQUES, INTERVENTIONS ET INVESTIGATIONS
• Part V: CRITICS AND OVERVIEWS CONCLUSIONS