Philipp Kuwert and Harald J. Freyberger Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Background: The aim of the study was to determine the amount of trauma impact and significant posttraumatic stress symptoms indicating a possible Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a sample of former […]
Abel Koshy West London Mental Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. The psychiatric problems of combat returnees are a topical and important issue given the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. There is increasing global recognition both within the military and society in […]
Lisa A. Brenner and Beeta Y. Homaifar VA VISN 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, Denver, Colorado, USA; University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Introduction: Existing literature suggests that those with deployment-acquired traumatic brain injury (TBI) may […]
Arja Mainio Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. TBI has a negative impact on somatic, cognitive and emotional/behavioral functions. To the victims and their families, psychosocial deficits and psychiatric disorders are commonly the major source of disability in their rehabilitation process. Pre-injury problems of […]
David While and Navneet Kapur University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. National suicide rates are used as an indicator of health and the reduction of suicide rates is therefore seen by many countries as a public health priority. Risk factors for general population […]
Lindsey L. Monteith(1), Kelly L. Green(1), Amanda R. Mathew(1) and Jeremy W. Pettit(2) (1)University of Houston, Texas, USA; (2)Florida International University, Florida, USA War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. War veterans are at elevated risk of suicide, nonfatal suicide attempts, and suicidal ideation. Suicide is a leading cause of […]
Shelly Ben DavidColumbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. As a grandchild of holocaust survivors, in a short narrative, Shelly Ben David weaves together family stories that she heard about the holocaust as a child, from her […]
Maurizio Pompili(1,2), Ilaria Cuomo(1), Giovanni Dominici(1), Ilaria Falcone(1), Giulia Iacorossi(1), Arianna Saglimbene(1), David Lester(3), Roberto Tatarelli(1) and Stefano Ferracuti(1)(1)Suicide Prevention Center, Dept. of Psychiatry, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; (2)McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School, USA; (3)The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, USASuicide in the Military. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, […]
Maurizio Pompili(1,2), Silvia Rigucci(1), Daniela Di Cosimo(1), Melania Pugliese(1), Silvia Pontremolesi(1), Laura Sapienza(1), Marco Innamorati(3) and David Lester(4)(1)Suicide Prevention Center, Dept. of Psychiatry, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy; (2)McLean Hospital – Harvard Medical School, USA; (3)Universitá Europea di Roma, Italy, (4)The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, USASuicide in the Military. Hauppauge, New […]
Andreas Frei Luzerner Psychiatry, Luzern, Switzerland Suicide in the Military. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 210 pages. International studies show a positive correlation between the rate of households with guns, suicides and homicides with guns in a given country. Due to its unique defence system that requires a militia to keep personal firearms […]
