Suicidal behavior is a critical problem in the military, among civilians during a war and among returning war veterans. Millions of people around the world were involved in many wars and military conflicts during the past 100 years. Nowadays, suicidal behavior is a critical problem among Soldiers and Marines deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and returning war veterans. The U.S. Army’s top Medical Officer has been reported as saying that commanders are seeking ways to address the alarming increase in suicides, including looking to their counterparts in the Air Force and in civilian agencies (Associated Press, September 4, 2008). This book is dedicated to the relationship between war and suicidal behavior. The relationship between war and suicide is perplex. Understanding the impact of war on suicidal behavior in the military, among civilians and war veterans is an important challenge for future research. This book will be of interest to physicians, psychologists, other clinicians, experts in public health management, military people and war veterans.Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Editors: Leo Sher and Alexander Vilens Chapter abstracts:
Dusica Lecic-Tosevski, Saveta Draganic-Gajic, and Milica Pejovic-Milovancevic Institute of Mental Health, Belgrade, Serbia War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. What is war and how humans behave during war are questions which have been intriguing during the whole history of civilization. Wars and conflicts are, unfortunately, ubiquitous, have been always […]
Marco Sarchiapone, Sanja Temnik, Federica Limongi, and Vladimir Carli University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia; Leonardo Foundation for Medical Science, General Hospital, Abano Terme, Italy War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Wars have been, and they remain, a companion of humankind throughout the history. Every […]
Said Shahtahmasebi The Good Life Research Centre Trust, Rangiora, North Canterbury, New Zealand War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. War, for whatever reason, can only mean massive social change. The human casualties of war due to these changes are not restricted to the soldiers who fight the war but […]
Amra Zalihic and Dino Zalihic Health Care Center Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mostar University, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Some people say that depression feels like a black curtain of despair coming down over their lives. Many people feel like they have no energy […]
Caslav Loncar and Tomislav Franic University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Suicide was found to be significantly associated with different mental disorders, and people who suffer from mental disorder are more likely to attempt or commit this act. The war also was found to […]
Wally Barr University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. This chapter reviews the international literature on suicide in wartime civilian populations and outlines common themes found across many different cultures. Variations in suicide rates are described and the discussion incorporates a critique of the […]
Wout Ultee, Ruud Luijkx and Frank van Tubergen Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands; Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. World War II in the Netherlands lasted from May 1940 to May 1945. Suicide numbers peaked in these months, […]
Eduardo J. Aguilar, Samuel G. Siris and Enrique Baca-García Hospital de Sagunt, Sagunto (Valencia), Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Madrid, Spain; Zucker-Hillside Hospital, North Shore – Long Island Jewish Health System. Glen Oaks, New York, USA; Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Columbia University, New York, New York, USA […]
Maurizio Pompili, Alberto Forte, Enrica De Simoni, Ludovica Telesforo, David Lester, Roberto Tatarelli and Stefano Ferracuti Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, New Jersey, USA War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. […]
Edith van’t Hof and Dan J. Stein University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Discussion of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) dominates the current literature on psychopathology related to conflict. Nevertheless, much controversy exists regarding the responses to traumatic experiences and the PTSD diagnosis. […]
