The Oxford Handbook of Suicide and Self-Injury

Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Research in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. Nock's multi-disciplinary research is aimed at advancing the understanding of why people behave in ways that are harmful to themselves, with an emphasis on suicide and other forms of self-harm. His work on suicide and self-injury has been recognized through the receipt of early career awards from the American Psychological Association, the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, and the American Association of Suicidology. In 2011 he was named a MacArthur Fellow.

1. Introduction to the Handbook Matthew K. Nock Part One: Classification of Self-Injurious Behaviors 2. The Classification of Suicidal Behavior Kelly Posner, Beth Brodsky, Kseniya Yershova, Jacqueline Buchanan, and John Mann 3. Distinguishing between Suicidal and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp 4. Should We Expand the Conceptualization of Self-Injurious Behavior? Rationale, Review, and Recommendations Jill M. Hooley and Sarah St. Germain Part Two: Phenomenology and Epidemiology 5. Suicidal Behaviors among Children and Adolescents Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Julie Weismoore, Rupa P. Zimmermann, and Anthony Spirito 6. Suicidal Behaviors Among Adults Eve K. Moscicki 7. Person-Centered Prevention of Suicide Among Older Adults Paul R. Duberstein and Marnin J. Heisel 8. Non-suicidal Self-injury across the Lifespan Janis Whitlock and Matthew Selekman Part Three: Approaches to Understanding Self-Injurious Behaviors 9. Genetic and Neurobiological Approaches to Understanding Suicidal Behaviors Laura M. Fiori, Carl Ernst, and Gustavo Turecki 10. Developmental Approaches to Understanding Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behaviors Sheila E. Crowell, Christina M. Derbidge, and Theodore P. Beauchaine 11. Social and Ecological Approaches to Suicidal Behaviors and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Nicole Heilbron, Joseph C. Franklin, John D. Guerry, and Mitchell J. Prinstein 12. Cognitive and Information Processing Approaches to Understanding Suicidal Behaviors Amy Wenzel and Megan Spokas 13. Psychodynamics of Suicide Mark J. Goldblatt 14. Racial/Ethnic, Spiritual/Religious, and Sexual Orientation Influences on Suicidal Behaviors Regina M. Sherman, Barbara D'Orio, Miesha N. Rhodes, Stephanie Gantt, and Nadine J. Kaslow 15. Comprehensive Theories of Suicidal Behaviors Edward A. Selby, Thomas E. Joiner Jr., and Jessica D. Ribeiro 16. Comprehensive Theoretical Models of NSSI Colleen M. Jacobson and Kristen Batejan Part Four: Assessment 17. Core Competencies, Warning Signs, and a Framework for Suicide Risk Assessment in Clinical Practice M. David Rudd 18. Assessment of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury E. David Klonsky and Stephen P. Lewis Part Five: Prevention and Intervention 19. Prevention of Suicidal Behaviors Jose M. Bertolote 20. Psychological Treatment of Suicidal Behaviors Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski and Marsha M. Linehan 21. The Pharmacologic Treatment of Suicidal Patients Jan Fawcett and Katie A. Busch 22. Prevention of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Nancy L. Heath, Jessica R. Toste, and Shannon-Dell MacPhee 23. Psychological Treatments for Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Barbara Stanley, Virginia Fineran, and Beth Brodsky 24. Pharmacologic Treatment of NSSI Paul L. Plener and Gerhard Libal Part Six: Special Issues 25. Overlap between Suicidal Behavior and Interpersonal Violence Marc Hillbrand 26. Suicide Terrorism Ellen Townsend 27. Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Agnes van der Heide 28. Survivors of Suicide Holly Parker 29. Conclusion to the Handbook Matthew K. Nock