Resource Tag: COMMUNICATIONS

Young adults (N = 357) were surveyed following the suicide of celebrity Robin Williams to better understand how involvement with the actor and emotional responses to his death influenced searches for information concerning depression, suicide, and mental health. Emotional distress following the actor’s death mediated the relationship between involvement and certain types of information searches. […]

The importance of parentÐteacher communication has been widely recognized; however, there is only limited research on teaching effective listening skills to education professionals. The parents judged the postinstruction performances of the preservice education professionals to be better examples of effective communication than the preinstruction performances of the preservice education professionals. Contact us for a copy […]

We attempt or avoid difficult conversations every day-whether dealing with an underperforming employee, disagreeing with a spouse, or negotiating with a client. From the Harvard Negotiation Project, the organization that brought you Getting to Yes, Difficult Conversations provides a step-by-step approach to having those tough conversations with less stress and more success.

Gives tools to: 1. Prepare for high-stakes situations 2. Transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue 3. Make it safe to talk about almost anything 4. Be persuasive, not abrasive

Risk factors for self-mutilating behaviors may be supplemented with parent-reported aggressive behaviors that are not observed by the teachers. In general, whereas CBCL and TRF scale scores were useful predictors of outcome, parentÐteacher discrepancies were not.

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Concern about suicide in US military and veteran populations has prompted efforts to identify more effective prevention measures. Recent expert panel reports have recommended public communications as one component of a comprehensive effort. Messaging about military and veteran suicide originates from many sources and often does not support suicide prevention goals or adhere to principles […]

In comparing Indigenous to non-Indigenous suicide in Australia, this study focussed on the frequency of the association between some psychiatric conditions, such as depression and alcohol abuse, and some aspect of suicidality, in particular communication of suicide intent. Logistic regression was implemented to analyze cases of Indigenous (n = 471) versus non-Indigenous suicides (n = […]

The death records of the King County Medical Examiner’s Office in Washington State from 1996-2009 were examined. 25 cases of suicide by burning were identified & used to characterize decedent demographics, circumstances of death, & motivating factors. Compared to other methods of suicide, burning demonstrated a significant overrepresentation of decedents who were women, 40-59 years […]

This book is written for counsellors & psychotherapists, & for any professional who uses counselling skills when supporting suicidal people. It has 6 main parts: the changing context of suicide; the prediction-prevention model, policy, & ethics; the influence of the organization; the client process; the practitioner process; & the practice of counselling with suicidal clients. […]

The aim of this research was to reveal the function of suicide websites by examining the language used by individuals to describe their feelings & communicate in a social environment. Content analysis of 7 message boards from a suicide website revealed that the central topic was self-disclosure through communication with others & not death images […]

Suicide ideation & communications were examined in 89 suicide victims with a primary severe depression & matched controls. A blind record evaluation was performed, including scores on Beck’s Scale for Suicidal Ideation & additional items apart from that scale. There was no relation between high scores on the Beck’s scale & completed suicide. Among males, […]

This study investigated the rate of mental health problems amongst farmers compared with non-farmer rural residents & additional factors that might contribute to an increased risk of suicide amongst farmers. Key findings emerged from self-report questionnaire data, personality measures, & semi-structured interviews. No support was found for higher rates of mental health problems among farmers […]

This article provides data on the rate of suicide in Hong Kong. Statistics are provided on gender distribution, age distribution, marital status, precipitating causes, methods, previous suicide attempts, suicide communications & notes, & suicide in mental patients. The article concludes with a brief discussion of risk factors. (19 refs.)

19 adolescent suicides were investigated using psychological autopsies. All adolescents had one or more mental disorders at time of their death; almost half were diagnosed with personality disorders. Adjustment disorders were diagnosed in one-firth of the sample, which appears to be relevant given the multiple life events & other psychosocial problems which the adolescents were […]

This report provides preliminary suicide statistics for Malaysia for June-December 2007. Data includes the distribution of cases according to geographical state & demographics (gender distribution, age distribution, ethnicity, citizenship, marital status, education level, & employment status). Characteristics of the suicide act & risk factors are discussed. Limitations to the study are reviewed. (24 refs.) Contact […]

The title of a newspaper article, “We may Never Know the Answer” served as the impetus to search for possible answers to the complex problems of police stress & suicide. 2 incidents in Naperville, Illinois are provided as illustration. This chapter attempts to bring forward some of the reasons for police officer stress, discusses some […]

With new understanding of the mind’s potential, it is possible now to examine forensic documents such as ransom notes or suicide letters for unconscious communication to determine true motivation & intent. For example, O. J. Simpson’s alleged suicide letter offers a sterling opportunity to apply this new appreciation of the human mind to determine his […]

This chapter outlines a framework for crisis intervention in suicide management that is guided by a basic conceptualizaton of suicide that incorporates crisis intervention principles & goals. Additional variables that are critical to clinically sound outpatient management of suicidal patients & issues that tend to be underemphasized by therapists in working with suicidal patients are […]

This chapter presents the results of a study on the number of suicides among Norwegian police officers in the period 1972-1996. Questionnaires & structured indepth interviews were done. A total of 41 police officers, 38 male & 3 female, died by suicide. For male officers, the suicide rate increased from 10.0 to 34.3 per 100,000 […]

The frequency & characteristics of suicide-by-cop cases among a nonrandom sample of 707 North American officer-involved shootings were investigated. 36% of the officer-involved shootings in the sample were found to be suicide-by-cop with high interrater agreement for category classification. Suicide-by-cop cases were more likely to result in the death or injury of the subjects. Most […]

This chapter describes historical, personality, behavioural, & situational factors of law enforcement-assisted suicides, which are also known as suicide-by-cop subjects. It also examines intervention tactics used by law enforcement officers during these incidents. Although suicide-by-cop shares several characteristics with other suicide attempts, it appears to be unique due to the involvement of other people. In […]

This study examined coroner’s inquest records of 200 elderly people in Cheshire who died by suicide. Sociodemographic characteristics, clinical aspects of the suicidal process, & health care contact before death are reviewed. Findings are interpreted & compared to the currently available literature on elderly suicide. Later life suicide is characterised by less warning, higher lethality, […]