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Report of the Confidential Inquiry into Homicides and Suicides by Mentally Ill People
- Author:
- STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRY INTO HOMICIDES AND SUICIDES BY MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 120p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report of an inquiry with the remit to: enquire into the circumstances leading up to and surrounding homicides and suicide committed by people under the care of, or recently discharged by the specialist psychiatric services; identify factors in the patient's management which may be related to the deaths; and recommend measures designed to reduce the number of homicides and suicides by mentally ill people.
Suicide among young Australians
- Author:
- de VAUS David
- Journal article citation:
- Family Matters, 44, Winter 1996, pp.42-45.
- Publisher:
- Australian Institute of Family Studies
The concern to prevent suicide among young Australians is welcome and appropriate. However, in placing the suicide of young people in context we see that the problem is not just a problem for young people, and is not uniquely Australian. Reports that suicide among other groups should not be overshadowed by the attention given to youth suicide.
Teenage suicide and self-harm
- Author:
- PIPER Dorothy Eddi
- Publisher:
- Trust for the Study of Adolescence
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Aimed at parents and carers, this book covers issues concerning suicide and self-harm such as recognising the risk, a suicide in the family, and helping distressed young people. It features a list of organisations at the back of the booklet.
Prevention of suicide: guidelines for the formulation and implementation of national strategies
- Author:
- UNITED NATIONS. Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
- Publisher:
- United Nations
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Contains guidelines and an example of a strategy in action from Finland.
Home but not alone
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.4.96, 1996, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Attempted suicide by young people poses a special problem for social workers and psychiatrists. The author interviews a social worker about a calculated risk she took when one client was allowed home for the weekend.
It's a street crime
- Author:
- HIRST Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.1.96, 1996, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Homeless people are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems of all kinds. Findings from a three-year study funded jointly by the Department of Health and the Mental Health Foundation show that one fifth of young homeless people have attempted suicide in the past year, and a third have made an attempt at some point in their lives.
Alcohol and mental health
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Acquire Alcohol Concern's Quarterly Information and Research Bulletin, Autumn 1996, pp.1-3.
- Publisher:
- Alcohol Concern
In October, Alcohol Concern held a conference, "Problem drinkers with complex needs," recognising that some people dependent on alcohol or drugs have a range of problems including severe mental health difficulties. Looks at the research background.
Do they grow out of it: long term outcomes of childhood disorders
- Editor:
- HECHTMAN Lily
- Publisher:
- American Psychiatric Press
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 302p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Washington, DC
Research study examining the outcomes of treatment for a wide range of mental health problems first presenting in childhood. Includes chapters on: research issues in longitudinal studies; attention deficit disorder; conduct disorder; childhood depression; suicidal behaviour; childhood anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder; pervasive developmental, psychotic and allied disorders; and childhood speech and language disorders.
Mental health matters: a reader
- Editors:
- HELLER Tom, et al
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 403p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Interdisciplinary collection of papers written by experts in the mental health field. Seeks to challenge traditional understandings of mental health, emphasising the perspective of mental health service users. Addresses issues such as: key theoretical debates in mental health and distress; the social, cultural and historical dimensions of mental health; the impact of mental health policy and practice on service users; ways of involving users in mental health services; and ways of practically improving these services.