{"product_id":"suicide-among-the-armed-forces-9780895038739","title":"Suicide Among the Armed Forces","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot since the great military suicide epidemic of the American Civil War have we seen so many of our heroes, our soldiers and veterans, die by suicide. Why? War is violence. There is intent to cause death, or serious injury, or threat to the physical and psychological integrity of others. War stress is unforgiving. Suicide is an all too frequent response. Today, one member of the military dies by suicide every day. This is a new epidemic. This book addresses some tough questions: What do we know about suicides in the military? Are rates high? Or low? Is military suicide the same or different in the United States and Canada? Is military culture relevant? Do we know the causes, patterns, and associations? Is suicide among the armed forces similar to or different from suicide among civilians? Can it be altruistic? Through individual case studies and general\/population approaches, we attempt to understand the cost of military service. It is especially through the personal stories of the \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ONE Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003e The Military and Suicide \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003e Suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003e The Psychological Autopsy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART TWO Historical Study \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003e Military Suicide: A Classic Population Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003e Military Suicide: A Historical Individual Case Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART THREE Current Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003e Suicide among the American Armed Forces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003e Suicide among the Canadian Forces\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8\u003cbr\u003e Surveillance and the Reliability of Military Suicide Statistics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART FOUR Beyond Suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9\u003cbr\u003e The Many Faces of Violence: Homicide, Accidental Deaths, Self-Harm, and Incarceration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART FIVE Military Efforts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10\u003cbr\u003e The Psychology of Military Suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11\u003cbr\u003e Posttraumatic Stress Disorder \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12\u003cbr\u003e Suicide Prevention in the Military\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART SIX A Case Study \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13\u003cbr\u003e A Soldier’s Story Told: A Psychological Autopsy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART SEVEN Prevention and Policies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14\u003cbr\u003e Military Suicide: Policies and Prevention\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baywood Publishing Company Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577727258967,"sku":"9780895038739","price":130.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780895038739.jpg?v=1746096374","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/suicide-among-the-armed-forces-9780895038739","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}