Suicide: Closing the Exits (Paperback, Revised)

Introduction to the Transaction EditionPreface1. Preventing SuicideThe Nature of the ProblemStrategies for Preventing SuicideReducing Access to Lethal AgentsThe Research PlanThe Ethics of Preventing SuicideConclusions2. Detoxification of Domestic GasDetoxification in England and Wales (Study 1)Detoxification in Scotland and the Netherlands (Study 2)Detoxification in the United States (Study 3)Conclusions3. The Toxicity of Car ExhaustCar Exhaust Suicides in the United States (Study 4)Comparison of the United States and Great Britain (Study 5)Conclusions4. Firearm Availability and SuicideSuicide and Estimates of Gun Availability in the United States (Study 6)A Further Attempt to Estimate Gun Availability (Study 7)A Comparison of the United States and Australia (Study 8)Gun Ownership in the United States and Suicide Rates from 1959 to 1984 (Study 9)Conclusions5. Handgun Control StatutesEarlier Research on Gun Control LawsCoding and Scaling the Gun LawsHandgun Control and Deaths from Suicide (Study 10)Characteristics of The Handgun Laws (Study 11)Availability of Guns and Moral Opposition to Suicide (Study 12)Conclusions6. Displacement Between MethodsThe Concept of DisplacementEvidence from the Present StudiesAvailability of DrugsConclusions7. Explaining Choice of MethodAvailability and AccessibilitySuggestion and SymbolismPersonal Requirements and Cultural NormsChoice Structuring Properties of Methods of SuicidePerception of Different Methods (Study 13)Reasons for Choice of Method (Study 14)Conclusions8. Implications for Theory and PreventionA Decision Theory of SuicideA Public Health Approach to PreventionSuicide-Proofing the EnvironmentReducing Acceptability and SuggestionConclusionsReferencesIndex