Critical Suicidology: Transforming Suicide Research and Prevention for the 21st Century
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (985 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0774830301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 298 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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This book is an AMAZING collection for anyone doing critical studies Emily This book is an AMAZING collection for anyone doing critical studies. It's a health communication topic with a heavily critical leaning that is truly liberating for all social studies of suicide.. Five Stars Kindle Customer Fantastic book! Up to date information on research. Well written. A great buy.
Combining personal experience with theoretical insights, this rich volume challenges the current orthodoxy governing suicide prevention in the West. Globally, suicides account for a significant number of premature deaths every year. Going beyond critique, it proposes alternative approaches that are creative, socially just, and culturally responsive.This book is a must-read for practitioners, policy makers, and researchers working in mental health services and related disciplines and for anyone who wants to make suicide prevention not simply a goal but an achievement.. Traditional approaches to research and prevention are not working for everyone, but why is this? And what can be done about it?In Critical Suicidology, a team of international scholars, practitioners, and people directly affected by suicide argue that mainstream research models obscure the social, political, and historical contexts th
. Michael Kral is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Wayne State University, Detroit, and a faculty member in the department of psychiatry, University of Toronto. Jonathan Morris is a sessional instructor in the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria, Canada. Wexler. Ian Marsh is a senior lecturer in the School of Allied Health at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. Jennifer White is the dir
The authors take a critical look at existing research, introduce the perspectives of those who have direct personal knowledge of suicide and suicidal behavior, and propose alternative approaches that are creative and culturally sensitive. In the right hands, this book could save lives.. In Critical Suicidology, a team of international scholars, practitioners, and people directly affected by suicide argue that the field of suicidology has become too focused on the biomedical paradigm: a model that pathologizes distress and obscures the social, political, and historical contexts that contribute to human suffering