95 per cent of those who commit suicide had a psychiatric disorder and yet suicide is rarely investigated in psychiatric patients. This book provides a relevant contribution to the prediction and prevention of suicide. It also includes chapters such as: epidemiology, risk factors, preventive strategies and available treatments.
The main purpose of this book is to provide the first comprehensive analysis of suicide in psychiatric patients. 95% of those who commit suicide had a psychiatric disorder and yet suicide is rarely investigated in psychiatric patients. The book provides a relevant contribution to the prediction and prevention of suicide. This is a first book devoted to the subject with comprehensive chapters, including epidemiology, risk factors, preventive strategies and available treatments.
