Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Chapter One What Is Suicidal Behavior, and Can It Be Prevented?
- Chapter Two Stress, Vulnerability, and Suicide
- Chapter Three The Dark Side of the Brain
- Chapter Four Lethal Signals
- Chapter Five I Think, Therefore I Do Not Want to Be
- Chapter Six Images of the Suicidal Brain
- Chapter Seven “In my end is my beginning”
- Chapter Eight I Predict, Therefore I Cannot Be
- Chapter Nine Predicting the Unpredictable
- Chapter Ten The Treatment of Suicide Risk
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Colour Plates
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 May 2019
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Chapter One What Is Suicidal Behavior, and Can It Be Prevented?
- Chapter Two Stress, Vulnerability, and Suicide
- Chapter Three The Dark Side of the Brain
- Chapter Four Lethal Signals
- Chapter Five I Think, Therefore I Do Not Want to Be
- Chapter Six Images of the Suicidal Brain
- Chapter Seven “In my end is my beginning”
- Chapter Eight I Predict, Therefore I Cannot Be
- Chapter Nine Predicting the Unpredictable
- Chapter Ten The Treatment of Suicide Risk
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Colour Plates
Summary
A particular case of a suicide attempt by a young girl has inspired a career, that has resulted in this book. This chapter describes the story of the girl, and indicates why and how neuroscientific studies may contribute to the prevention of suicidal behavior by means of an overview of the chapters in this book.
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- The Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior , pp. xi - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018