Year: 1997 Source: New York, NY: The New York Academy of Sciences, 1997. 365p. SIEC No: 19980432

This book presents the latest research from preclinical, clinical neuroscience, & treatment perspectives. The preclinical section discusses new methodologies that could uncover the mechanisms that may underlie suicide. The clinical neuroscience section reviews studies of adult suicide on the neurobiological substrates of suicide risk. The last section is on the development of treatments to specifically reduce suicide risk & discusses the efficacy of current treatments.