Therapist Response to Client Suicide: Selected Readings

This 1-page bibliograhy lists 15 references to articles which discuss the reactions of therapists to the suicide of a patient.

Suicide and Parasuicide

This annotated bibliography is divided into four main headings: overviews, assessment, intervention, and theoretical approaches & basic research.

Elders at Risk: Abstracts of the Psychological and Behavioral Literature on Elder Abuse, Victimization, and Suicide, 1967-1993 (Bibliographies in Psychology, Number 13)

This bibliography contains 814 selected references to journal articles, dissertations, books & book chapters on the abuse, victimization & suicide of the elderly.

Death as Seen in Books Suitable for Young Children

This article summarizes & evaluates 34 children’s books which deal with death in terms of their usefulness in helping 3- to 9-year-old children understand & cope with the concept of death. Books dealing with death in plants, of an animal, & of a person are included. Another 17 books are commented on briefly. All of […]

Bereavement Package…Suicide Grief

This pamphlet offers suggestions for dealing with suicide bereavement & how to work through this grief. Suggestions specifically for bereaved parents are included. A reading list of books on grief because of suicide & grief due to other types of losses is provided.

Bereavement Package…Children and Grief

This pamphlet for caregivers begins with a few general comments on children & grief. A number of strategies are outlined to help children acknowledge & express their grief. Some misconceptions & facts about children’s grief are presented. The understanding of death, common reactions, & the specific requirements of children ages 3-5, 6-8, & 9-12 are […]

Ethical Standards for Cross-Cultural Counseling: Counselor Preparation, Practice, Assessment, and Research

The purpose of this article is to propose ethical standards in the following 4 areas: 1) the training of culturally effective counsellors; 2) the provision of ethical & effective counselling to American minority, immigrant, refugee, & foreign student populations; 3) the selection & use of culturally appropriate assessment techniques; & 4) the conduct of culturally […]

The Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Debate: an Annotated Bibliography of Representative Articles

This article is an annotated bibliography of what the authors consider to be 24 essential articles on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia. The authors selected articles on the basis of how recently they had been published, how frequently they were cited & on how cogently they were argued. The selections present works from a variety of […]

Making Self-Help Groups Work for you

The focus of this presentation was mental health services for American Hispanics. Hispanics may resist seeking professional help (reasons for this are discussed) so self-help programs may foster more positive results. The therapeutic benefits & the stages that a participant experiences in a self-help group are reviewed. An 11-item bibliography on self-help materials is provided.

Suicide Prevention Resource Package

This resource package contains the following components: a brief outline & discussion of suicide; a description of related resources; a sample of the kinds of programs currently available & their location; a sample of an OPC request & response for information on a related topic; & suggestions on how to stay up-to-date with information.

Appendix 1/Appendix 2/Appendix 3 (IN: Attempted Suicide in Europe: Findings From the Multicentre Study of Parasuicide…, edited by A J F M Kerkhof et al)

Appendix 1 provides a copy of the monitoring form used in this study on parasuide in Europe. Appendix 2 lists 32 publications emanating from the WHO/EURO Multicentre Study on Parasuicide. Appendix 3 provides detailed guidelines for publications as ratified by representatives of the Multicentre Study in 1993.

Managing Sudden Violent Loss in the Schools

File now holds revised edition, published in 1997.

Life & Loss: a Guide to Help Grieving Children

This book is written as a role model for parents, educators, & other caring professionals who help children with their grief process. It explores different kinds of loss, statistics, loss & grief myths, 4 psychological tasks of grief, & grief resolution techniques. It uses photographs, children’s work, anecdotes, & simple techniques to help the reader […]

Teenage Suicide: What can be Done to Identify and Help Potential Victims?

This article contains numerous sections on adolescent suicide, including: causes of increased teenage suicide; warning signs; suicide clusters; the effectiveness of suicide prevention programs; bereavement among family members; attitudes toward suicide from the Christian era to the modern era; suicide & depression; how to respond to suicidal youths; the alleged connection between rock music & […]

Death and Dying in Children’s and Young People’s Literature. A Survey and Bibliography (PN 1009.5 D43 P94 1988)

The author reviewed folklore, children’s classics & current works for this book on death & dying in children’s literature. The books were then organized into sections on 1) folklore; 2) the death of a pet; 3) the death of a friend; 4) the death of a relative; & 5) one’s own death. A 6 page […]

Bereavement Protocol

This protocol for school-related bereavement outlines principles of response to unexpected death, and key activities for the first 3 days following the death. Appendices cover accessing the crisis team, telephone lists, a sample faculty memo, announcement of death, media guidelines, parents meeting after a suicide, sample letter to parents, & memorials, funerals & other special […]

Other Books on Suicide and the Older Adult

The authors present a list of books that have thus far been published on the topic of elderly suicide. Brief descriptions, which are not meant to be reviews or evaluative, are given to inform the reader about the content and focus of each book.

Active Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

The first part of this document gives a brief overview of events in the euthanasia/assisted suicide movement. A literature review is then done. Materials are classified into: 1) goverment documents; 2) association statements; 3) books; 4) special issues/sections; & 5) articles/chapters. All of the references include a brief abstract.

Write Grief. How to Transform Loss With Writing

The author uses this handbook as a means of introducing a neglected means of support for bereaved people – writing as self-help. The handbook is divided into four sections: journal review, writing as legacy, writing to restore order & writing & role-playing. Each section ends with suggested topics that a reader could write about in […]

Therapist Response to Client Suicide: Selected Readings

This reading list provides full references for 12 articles on therapist response to client suicide. It includes both research articles & articles advising how to cope with the loss of a client through suicide. The articles were published between 1970 & 1990, but most are from 1987 to 1990. All of the articles are available […]

Post-Secondary Student Suicide: Recent Readings (1986-1991)

This reading list provides full references for 17 documents on post-secondary student suicide. It includes articles on research & articles on implementing intervention & prevention programs. All the articles were published between 1987 & 1991, & 15 of the 17 resources are available from SIEC. (VM)

Survivors of Suicide Resources

This one-page document lists resources for suicide survivors available from the American Association of Suicidology. Resources include a newsletter, pamphlets, booklets, books, a bibliography and a directory of survivor groups.

Bibliography on Pastoral Care

The author is the director of pastoral services at the Porter Memorial Hospital. He has organized this bibliography into the following categories: 1) pastor – personal needs & support; 2) pastor – pastoral care & counseling; 3) pastoral care/chaplaincy; & 4) pastoral care – special interventions. References to bereavement materials are included in the fourth […]