How to help the suicidal person to choose life : the ethic of care and empathy as an indispensable tool for intervention /

"Suicide is a complex problem which is linked to socioeconomic problems as well as mental stress and illness. Healthcare professionals now know that the essential component of the suicidal person's state of crisis is of a psychological and emotional nature. How to Help the Suicidal Person...

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Main Author: Stephany, Kathleen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sharjah. UAE : Bentham Science Publishers, 2017
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • FOREWORD ; PREFACE ; [The Ethic of Care & Empathy]; The Ethic of Care & Empathy ; Where My Interest in Suicide Prevention Began?; Why this Book was Written?; Learning from Other People's Experiences; Who Should Read this Book?; About the Author ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; The Importance of Teaching Suicidal Prevention Strategies to Gatekeepers ; LEARNING GUIDE; After Completing this Chapter, the Reader Should be Able to:; INTRODUCTION; Overview of Chapter 1; INSTILLATION OF HOPE; SOME HARD FACTS ABOUT SUICIDE; THE MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDE.
  • SOCIAL STRESSORS & SUICIDESocial Stressors & Adverse Life Experiences; Social Stressors & Loss; CULTURAL ISSUES & SUICIDE; Suicide & Socio-economic Status:; 25 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF SUICIDE (AS ADAPTED FROM PETR, 2015); 25. POLAND (16.6 per 100,000 people); 24. UKRAINE (16.8 per 100,000 people); 23. COMOROS (16.9 per 100,000 people); 22. SUDAN (17.2 per 100,000 people); 21. BHUTAN (17.8 per 100,000 people); 20. ZIMBABWE (18.1 per 100,000 people); 19. BELARUS (18.3 per 100,000 people); 18. JAPAN (18.5 per 100,000 people); 17. HUNGARY (19.1 per 100,000 people).
  • 16. UGANDA (19.5 per 100,000 people)15. RUSSIA FEDERATION (19.5 per 100,000 people); 14. TURKMENISTAN (19.6 per 100,000 people); 13. SOUTH SUDAN (19.8 per 100,000 people); 12. INDIA (21.1 per 100,000 people); 11. BURUNDI (23.1 per 100,000 people); 10. KAZAKHSTAN (23.8 per 100,000 people); 9. NEPAL (24.9 per 100,000 people); 8. UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA (24.9 per 100,000 people); 7. MOZAMBIQUE (27.4 per 100,000 people); 6. SURINAME (27.8 per 100,000 people); 5. LITHUANIA (28.2 per 100,000 people); 4. SRI LANKA (28.8 per 100,000 people); 3. SOUTH KOREA (28.9 per 100,000 people).
  • 2. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE"S REPUBLIC OF KOREA (38.5 per 100,000 people)1. GUYANA (44.2 per 100,000 people); Suicide & Age; Suicide & Gender; Suicide & Aboriginals; RELIGION & SUICIDE; THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING GATEKEEPERS; Premise 1: The Training of Health Professionals in Suicide Risk & Therapeutic Intervention is Often Limited; Premise 2: We Need to Do a Better Job of Teaching Suicide Prevention to Health Professionals; Premise 3: People who are Feeling Suicidal Do Reach Out to Health Professionals for Help.
  • Premise 4: Teaching Gatekeepers How to Establish Therapeutic Rapport & to Offer Empathy May Help to Save Some LivesTHE ETHIC OF CARE AS THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATION; THE ETHIC OF CARE AND EMPATHY AS A TOOL FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION; The Importance of Training Gatekeepers in How to Care; METHODOLOGY; NARRATIVE CASE STUDY: ADMISSION TO A SECURE ROOM; Analysis of the Case Study; Theme Analysis; Suggested Questions for Group Discussion; SOMETHING TO PONDER: THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-COMPASSION; ETHICAL ISSUES THAT MAY ARISE WHEN CARING FOR THE SUICIDAL PERSON; Suggested Question for Group Discussion.