Disease, Pain, and Suicidal Behavior

Contents Foreword (Knud Jensen) * Chapter 1. General Aspects of Suicidal Behavior * Chapter 2. Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Somatic Disorders * Course and Prognosis * Prediagnostic Period * The Diagnostic Period * Crisis Reaction * Postdiagnostic Period * Conclusion * Chapter 3. Suicidal Behavior and Mental Disorders * Forensic Studies * Risk Factors of Suicide in Patients Who Have Made A Suicide Attempt * Follow-Up Studies of Psychiatric Populations * Conclusion * Chapter 4. Methodological Problems * Methodological Problems in Evaluating Suicidal Risk * Chapter 5. Suicide in Patients with Neurological Disorders * General Risk of Suicide in Neurological Disorders * Multiple Sclerosis * Epilepsy * Huntington's Chorea * Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries * Brain Tumors * Parkinson's Disease * Cerebral Stroke * Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Motor Neuron Disease) * Conclusion * Chapter 6. Cancer and Suicide * Studies Based on Patient Registers * Studies Based on Forensic Material * Conclusion * Chapter 7. Suicide in Patients with Other Somatic Disorders * Heart and Lung Conditions * Gastrointestinal Disorders * Liver Transplant * Kidney Disorders * Endocrinological Disorders * Rheumatological and Related Disorders * Tinnitus * AIDS * Conclusion * Chapter 8. Suicide Attempts and Somatic Disorders * The Frequency of Somatic Disorders Among Suicide Attempters and in Follow-Up Studies * Comparison of Suicide Attempters and Control Groups * Conclusion * Chapter 9. Pain and Suicidal Behavior * Why Is It Obvious to Assume That Pain Conditions Are Associated with an Increased Suicide Risk? * The Association of Pain Conditions and Mental Disorders * Methodological Problems * Studies on Suicidal Behavior and Pain * Chapter 10. General Aspects of Suicidal Behavior, Pain, and Somatic Disorders * Suicidal Risk and Somatic Disorders * Suicidal Risk as a Measure of Life Quality and Coping Ability * Prevention of Suicidal Behavior in Patients with Somatic Disorders * Conclusion * Bibliography * Index