Adolescent Suicide. Committee on Adolescence, Group for the Advancement
of Psychiatry. American Psychiatric Press. Report No. 140, 1996.
Assisted Suicide: Theory and Practice in Elective Death. C. G. Prado.
Humanity Books. 1999.
Clinical Manual for Assessment and Treatment of Suidical Patients.
John A. Chiles and Kirk D. Strosahl. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2005.
Comprehending Suicide: Landmarks in 20th-Century Suicidology. Edwin
S. Shneidman. American Psychological Association. 2001.
The Harvard Medical School Guide to Suicide Assessment and Intervention.
Edited by Douglas G. Jacobs. Jossey-Bass. 1999.
Help Me, I'm Sad : Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and
Adolescent Depression. David G. Fassler and Lynne S. Dumas. Viking.
1997.
Inalienable Rights: The Limits of Consent in Medicine and the Law.
Terrance McConnell. Oxford University Press. 2000.
Specific Chapters: 5) The Inalienable Right to Life and
Its Implications for Voluntary Euthanasia. 5) Assisted Suicide and the
Inalienable Right to Life.
Measuring Suicidal Behavior and Risk in Children and Adolescents.
David B. Goldston. American Psychological Association. 2003.
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide. Kay R. Jamison. Knopf. 1999.
Physician Assisted Suicide: Expanding the Debate. Edited by Margaret
P. Battin, Rosamond Rhodes, and Anita Silvers. Routledge. 1998.
Physician Assisted Suicide: Religious and Public Policy Perspectives.
Edwin R. DuBose. Park Ridge Center. 1999.
The Practical Art of Suicide Assessment: A Guide for Mental Health
Professionals and Substance Abuse Counselors. Shawn Christopher Shea.
John Wiley & Sons. 2002.
Regulating How We Die: The Ethical, Medical, and Legal Issues Surrounding
Physician-Assisted Suicide. Edited by Linda L. Emanuel. Harvard University
Press. 1998.
The Right to Die Debate: A Documentary History. Edited by Marjorie
Zucker. Greenwood Press. 1999.
Risk Management with Suicidal Patients. Edited by Bruce Bongar, Alan
L. Berman, Ronald W. Maris, Morton M. Silverman, Eric A. Harris, and Wendy
L. Packman. Guilford Press. 1998.
Suicide Prevention: Resources for the Millenium. Edited by David
Lester. Brunner/Routledge. 2000.
Videos
Journey Through the Shadows: Hope for Healing After Someone You Love
Has Committed Suicide. A 35 minute video program with guide. Paraclete
Video Productions. 2000. With: Wren Ross (Narrator), Iris M. Bolton, and
Stephanie Weber.
Synopsis: This program "offers ways to help survive
your grief after someone you love has committed suicide and shows you
that you are not alone and that you can make it through this life-changing
experience."
Light Amongst the Shadows: How to Help Those You Care For When Suicide
Occurs. A 24 minute video program with guide. Paraclete Video Productions.
2000. With: Wren Ross (Narrator), Iris M. Bolton, and Stephanie Weber.
Synopsis: Discusses why suicide is difficult to talk
about and teaches how to help and what to say and do when a suicide
occurs.
Psychiatric Emergencies: Suicide, Violence, Aggression. A 23-minute
video program with guide. Mosby-Year Book. 1996.
Synopsis: Identifies risk factors, signs and symptoms
for suicidal ideation; discusses the components of a 'contract for safety';
identifies risk factors for violent and aggressive behavior; discusses
four interventions for prevention of suicide and four nterventions for
prevention of violent and aggressive behavior.
Suicide: No Turning Back. [1 video]. Huntsville, TX: Educational
Video Network, 2001. 23 minutes. With: Thomas F. Soare and Alisse Wobser.
Synopsis: This program discusses why some people are
more susceptible to suicidal tendencies than others, and various theories
about what causes a person to take his or her own life. Students will
learn how to recognize pre-suicidal behaviors and receive information
about where they can seek help for themselves or for a friend.
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