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 […]
Leo Sher Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, USA War and Suicide. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 306 pages. Individuals exposed to severe traumatic stress often develop comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depressive disorder (MDD). I developed a new concept suggesting that that some or […]
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 […]
Leo Sher, M.D. “Psychiatry Today,” a Japanese scientific news bulletin, has just published a report on the symposium, “Translational neuroscience may inform treatment development for posttraumatic stress disorder” that was held on June 28, 2009 during the 9th World Congress of Biological Psychiatry (June 28-July 2, 2009, Palace of Congresses (Le Palais des Congrès de […]
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 […]
Sándor KalmárPrivate Practice, Kecskemét, HungarySuicide in the Military. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 210 pages. The author studies all available data of military suicide cases in Hungary. After a short historical overview, he presents the suicide situation of Hungary, the changes in the problem of suicide within the Hungarian Defense Force in the […]
Barbara Schneider and Dirk PreußeJohann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz, Koblenz, GermanySuicide in the Military. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 210 pages. Suicidal behavior is a problem in the military, although the rates are lower than in the general population. Therefore, most of the armed forces of all countries have […]
Said ShahtahmasebiThe Good Life Research Centre Trust, Rangiora, North Canterbury, New ZealandSuicide in the Military. Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2009, 210 pages. A book published in 1996 on the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War with contributors from the Army, Navy, the US Administration, practitioners and academics emphasised the importance of developing appropriate […]
