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A one-stop book for anyone who wants a clear overview of the research approaches and issues concerning suicide:

Learn to use the appropriate methods

Improve the quality of your data

Get to know state-of-the-art approaches

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This is a one-stop book for anyone who wants an overview of the research approaches and issues concerning suicide. Leading researchers provide a comprehensive toolbox of the current best practices in suicide research, showing you how to conduct high-quality research using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods in suicide prevention from a public health perspective. Other aspects that are crucial to effective suicide research are also presented, including the proper use of epidemiological measures and study designs, definitional issues, historical background, and ethical aspects.

The clearly written chapters include both theoretical and practical information along with specific examples from different areas of suicide research and prevention, and also explore essential topics such as psychological autopsies, health economics, and technological advances. This volume is ideal for researchers, students, and academics interested in suicide research, as well as policy makers, clinicians, and other practitioners.

Contents:

1 The Roots of Suicide Research: From Historical Underpinnings to Frameworks for Modern Suicide Research by Morton M. Silverman
2 Definitions in Suicide Research by Benjamin Goodfellow
3 Public Health Approach to Suicide Research by Paul Siu-Fai Yip and Lynn Tang
4 Ethical Aspects of Suicide Research by Karl Andriessen, Georgia Dempster, Karolina Krysinska, Eleanor Bailey, and Jo Robinson
5 Measures in Suicide Research by Peeter Varnik and Ella Arensman
6 Observational Studies in Suicide Research by Kairi Kolves, Merike Sisask, and Ian R. H. Rockett
7 Intervention Studies in Suicide Research by Merike Sisask, Kairi Kolves, and Ulrich Hegerl
8 Data Linkage and Studies of Suicidal Behavior by Annette Erlangsen, Ping Qin, and Ellenor Mittendorfer-Rutz
9 The Words to Say It: Qualitative Suicide Research by Ines Testoni, Ciro De Vincenzo, and Adriano Zamperini
10 Mixed Methods in Suicide Research by Victoria Ross and Kairi Kolves
11 Psychological Autopsy: A Tool in Suicide Research by Kairi Kolves, Elice Tucholski, Airi Varnik, and Diego De Leo
12 Pilot and Feasibility Studies in Suicide Research by David Watling and Kairi Kolves
13 Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Suicide Prevention Research by Katrina Witt, Allison Milner, and Matthew J. Spittal
14 Evaluating Suicide Prevention Approaches by Jane Pirkis and Keith Hawton
15 Applying a Health Economics Lens to Suicide Research by David McDaid
16 Technology and the Future of Suicide Prevention by Cristian Leorin, Eloisa Stella, and Diego De Leo