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Suicide: Global Perspectives from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
Matthew K. Nock
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Description for Suicide: Global Perspectives from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
hardcover. Presents a unique global perspective on suicidal behaviors using new data collected in 21 countries on 6 continents. Num Pages: 401 pages, 17 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: MMH; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 189 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1014. Global Perspectives from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. 404 pages, 17 b/w illus. 3 colour illus. 50 tables. Presents a unique global perspective on suicidal behaviors using new data collected in 21 countries on 6 continents. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MMH; MMJ. Dimension: 250 x 189 x 22. Weight: 1014.
Suicide is a serious public health problem worldwide, accounting for more loss of life annually than all forms of war and interpersonal violence combined. Despite this fact, suicide remains a poorly understood problem, and progress in understanding suicidal behavior around the globe has been slow. This book represents a major advance in our understanding by reporting the results of the largest, most representative study of suicidal behaviors conducted to date - the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative, interviewing more than 100,000 people from 21 countries on 6 continents. Previously unavailable data on the prevalence, onset, persistence, risk, protective factors ... Read more
Suicide is a serious public health problem worldwide, accounting for more loss of life annually than all forms of war and interpersonal violence combined. Despite this fact, suicide remains a poorly understood problem, and progress in understanding suicidal behavior around the globe has been slow. This book represents a major advance in our understanding by reporting the results of the largest, most representative study of suicidal behaviors conducted to date - the WHO World Mental Health Survey Initiative, interviewing more than 100,000 people from 21 countries on 6 continents. Previously unavailable data on the prevalence, onset, persistence, risk, protective factors ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
Number of Pages
401
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521765008
SKU
V9780521765008
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About Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. Guilherme Borges is a Senior Researcher and Professor of Epidemiology, National Institute of Psychiatry and Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City, Mexico. Yukata Ono is a Professor in the Stress Management Center, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Reviews for Suicide: Global Perspectives from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
'The book represents an unprecedented opportunity to understand and prevent suicidal behavior based on a large and representative sample … It is unique in its extensive, comprehensive, and detailed tables of data …' Doody's Notes