Suicide —— An unnecessary death

----- 自杀：不必要的死亡

ISBN: 9780198717393 出版年：2016 页码：449 Oxford University Press

Danuta Wasserman has succeeded in editing an outstanding and important book on suicide. Suicide and attempted suicide are rather complex issues. It is therefore a pleasure to see how this book manages to be clear in extracting the essentials while at the same time avoiding oversimplifications. It performs a major service by providing an up-to-date source of information on this important topic. A considerable number of people who commit suicide have had prior contact with staff from the health care sector. Under these circumstances, it is surprising that many health care professionals are not sufficiently aware of this problem. This book is based on work and research carried out by people who are well known in this field, and it addresses those clinicians who take care of suicidal patients. The book also gives a good overview and is a good introduction for those who want to begin work as researchers