Understanding Suicide From Diagnosis to Personalized Treatment
In this book international experts address a range of key current issues relating to suicide. The opening chapters discuss nosology, definitions, clinical determinants, and conceptual models of the suicide process and consider the evidence regarding
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Understanding Suicide
From Diagnosis to Personalized Treatment
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Understanding Suicide
Philippe Courtet Editor
Understanding Suicide From Diagnosis to Personalized Treatment
Editor Philippe Courtet Academic Hospital of Montpellier University of Montpellier Montpellier France
ISBN 978-3-319-26280-2 ISBN 978-3-319-26282-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26282-6
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Preface
After several decades of scientific work, the field of suicidology has mainly evolved, and this begins with recent advances in the definition of the suicidal phenotypes, the description of the “suicidal behavior disorder,” and the large implementation of validated scales for assessment of suicidal risk, such as the C-SSRS. The first part of this book will focus on these aspects related to the clinical evaluation, which is at core of management of suicidal patients. These clinical aspects will cover the description of the suicidal process across the suicidal crisis and the influence of the temperamental features. Innovative tools may help clinicians to detect high-risk subjects and those engaged in suicidal crisis to prevent suicidal act. The contribution of neurosciences in suicidology will help to better understand suicidal pathophysiology and to identify potential biomarkers. These results will enrich the clinical evaluation to explore beyond the risk factors and suicidal ideation. Indeed semiology based on neuroscience will enable clinicians to approach the complexity of suicidal behaviors. Innovative semiology, such as considering the existence of suicidal addiction, offers new perspectives for personalized therapeutic strategies. We also wished to give a place t
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