Rethinking suicide : why prevention fails, and how we can do better / Craig J. Bryan.
| Author/creator |
Bryan, Craig J. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, [2022] |
| Description | 224 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | On the merits of productive stupidity -- The 90% statistic -- Balance beams and suicide-risk screening -- Performance escapes and catastrophes -- Marshmallows and braking systems -- Handwashing and changing the status Quo -- Seat belts and second chances -- Creating lives worth living. |
| Abstract | "When I joined the Air Force in 2005, hostilities in Iraq were escalating, resulting in more frequent and longer deployments for just about everyone serving in the military, including psychologists. Soon thereafter, the suicide rate among military personnel also started to rise, especially in the Army and Marine Corps. During the first few years of that upward trend, the general sense was that the military was just having a few "bad years." In 2008, however, the age- and gender-adjusted Army and Marine suicide rates surpassed the U.S. general population rate. By the time I deployed to Iraq in February 2009, the military suicide rate had been rising steadily for three consecutive years; the initial assumption that we were simply experiencing a few bad years had dissolved, and an uncomfortable recognition that we had a clear problem on our hands had taken hold"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780197577882 |
| LCCN | 2021005698 |
| ISBN | 9780190050634 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0190050632 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| Standard identifier# | 40030804047 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | HV6545.7 .B79 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |