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_CNS_Clinical_Trials_Suicidality and_Data_Collection
[ebook_store ebook_id=”7488″]Suicide is a serious, yet tragically underrecognized, public health problem that claims approximately 30,000 lives each year in the United States. Cast in its societal and historical context, the rate of suicide for the past century has been two to three times that of homicide. Worse yet, suicide is one of the foremost causes…
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_Treatment for_Posttraumatic_Stress_Disorder in_Military and_Veteran_Populations __Initial_Assessment
[ebook_store ebook_id=”7483″]Prior to the military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars and conflicts have been characterized by such injuries as infectious diseases and catastrophic gunshot wounds. However, the signature injuries sustained by United States military personnel in these most recent conflicts are blast wounds and the psychiatric consequences to combat, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),…
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_Violence_Prevention in_Low- and_Middle-Income_Countries_Finding a_Place on the_Global_Agenda
[ebook_store ebook_id=”7460″] The current state of science in violence prevention reveals progress, promise, and a number of remaining challenges. In order to fully examine the issue of global violence prevention, the Institute of Medicine in collaboration with Global Violence Prevention Advocacy, convened a workshop and released the workshop summary entitled, Violence Prevention in Low-and Middle-Income Countries.…
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_Violence in_Families_Assessing_Prevention and_Treatment_Programs
[ebook_store ebook_id=”7456″]Reports of mistreated children, domestic violence, and abuse of elderly persons continue to strain the capacity of police, courts, social services agencies, and medical centers. At the same time, myriad treatment and prevention programs are providing services to victims and offenders. Although limited research knowledge exists regarding the effectiveness of these programs, such information…
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_Violence and_Mental_Health_Opportunities for_Prevention and_Early_Detection
[ebook_store ebook_id=”7452″]On February 26—27, 2014, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum on Global Violence Prevention convened a workshop titled Mental Health and Violence: Opportunities for Prevention and Early Intervention. The workshop brought together advocates and experts in public health and mental health, anthropology, biomedical science, criminal justice, global health and development, and…
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_Reducing_Suicide_A_National_Imperative
[ebook_store ebook_id=”7444″]Every year, about 30,000 people die by suicide in the U.S., and some 650,000 receive emergency treatment after a suicide attempt. Often, those most at risk are the least able to access professional help. Reducing Suicide provides a blueprint for addressing this tragic and costly problem: how we can build an appropriate infrastructure, conduct needed research, and improve our…
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Study Guide to the American Psychiatric _Press_Textbook of _Geriatric_Psychiatry 2nd Ed
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