Cover; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Foreword; Preface; Section I: Risk Assessment: Theoretical Issues; 1 -- Psychological Perspectives on Suicidal Behaviour; 2 -- Empirically Based Assessment of Suicide Risk; 3 -- Neurobiological Basis of Suicidal Ideation; 4 -- Problem-solving Ability and Repeated Deliberate Self-harm; 5 -- Suicide and Homicide: Theoretical Issues; 6 -- Cultural Issues in Suicide Risk Assessment; 7 -- Gender Issues in Suicide Risk Factor Assessment; 8 -- Developmental Issues in Risk Factor Assessment.
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Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People-at-Risk provides a psychometric analysis of various aspects associated with suicidal risk assessment to understand the suicidal personality and predict suicidal behaviour. It includes articles by experts in the field covering suicide research carried out globally. The collection is divided into two sections--the first focuses on the theoretical issues and the second on the applied and practical issues related to suicidal behaviour among specific populations. The main features of the articles include:. - Discussions on the diverse aspects of the problem i.