Tag: Suicide

A Study of Suicide in Rural China


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 9811956995 | 267 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 2 MB
This book identifies and analyzes the significant regional differences in suicide rates of various age groups and different sexes among Chinese rural residents. It goes beyond the analytic dichotomy in traditional Western suicide studies and argues that the phenomena of suicide among Chinese farmers are the result of a combination of social structure and social action, rather than being determined by either of these two factors alone. This study analyses suicide rates among young married women in rural areas as well as those of elderly people in rural areas. The responsive trend for the near future is also projected. The underlying dynamics and causal mechanisms of these phenomena are carefully analyzed using an innovative "structure – action theory" framework.

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New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (2nd Edition)


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031253140 | 351 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 3 MB
This book provides novel perspectives on ethical justifiability of assisted dying in the revised edition of New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia. Going significantly beyond traditional debates about the value of human life, the ethical significance of individual autonomy, the compatibility of assisted dying with the ethical obligations of medical professionals, and questions surrounding intention and causation, this book promises to shift the terrain of the ethical debates about assisted dying. The novel themes discussed in the revised edition include the role of markets, disability, gender, artificial intelligence, medical futility, race, and transhumanism. Ideal for advanced courses in bioethics and healthcare ethics, the book illustrates how social and technological developments will shape debates about assisted dying in the years to come.

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Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention Integrating Research into Practice


Handbook of Youth Suicide Prevention: Integrating Research into Practice
English | 2022 | ISBN: 3030824640 | 900 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 6 MB
This handbook examines research on youth suicide, analyzes recent data on suicide among adolescents, and addresses the subject matter as a serious public health concern. The book explores the research on youth suicide, examining its causes, new and innovative ways of determining suicide risk, and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies. In addition, it focuses on specific under-studied populations, including adolescents belonging to ethnic, racial, and sexual minority groups, youth involved in the criminal justice system, and adolescents in foster care. The book discusses how culturally informed and targeted interventions can help to decrease suicide risk for these populations.

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Suicide Tourism Understanding the Legal, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Dimensions


Daniel Sperling, "Suicide Tourism: Understanding the Legal, Philosophical, and Socio-Political Dimensions"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0198825455 | PDF | pages: 225 | 8.5 mb
This monograph explores the phenomenon of ‘suicide tourism’: where people travel to other countries to receive assistance in committing suicide because their national laws do not permit such a procedure. Freedom of movement granted by international law creates problems with policies constrained by national boundaries, and as more countries contemplate regulating assisted suicide there is now a pressing need for a theoretical investigation of the issues, that provides a thorough appraisal of the global situation.

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Casebook Suicide and Suicide Prevention Twelve Suicide Attempts Analyzed by Action Theory


Casebook Suicide and Suicide Prevention: Twelve Suicide Attempts Analyzed by Action Theory
English | 2023 | ISBN: 366266304X | 531 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 5 MB
Usually, after a suicide attempt, people are treated in a hospital, where professionals try to work out the underlying psychiatric illness. Ladislav Valach and Annette Reissfelder, however, argue that suicide is not an illness but an action. Since this understanding is based on a high regard for everyday accounts of one’s own experiences, the suicidal persons are given the stage in this book.

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The Suicide Club A history of the Royal Navys steam powered submarines. (Second Edition)


The Suicide Club: A history of the Royal Navys steam powered submarines. (Second Edition) by Andy South
English | 2022 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0BPMWK1WV | 430 pages | MOBI | 15 Mb
Barrie Downer. The Submariners Association."There have been several books written about the ‘K’ Class Submarines in the past however, most of them have concentrated solely on their poor safety record and the many fatal accidents involving Submarines of the Class. This new Book, as well as describing the many accidents and incidents, also looks into the decision-making process behind the design, why steam propulsion was chosen, the complexity of the design and many of the characters who commanded these ‘Fleet’ submarines.

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