Sect. 1. Suicide : an overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Historical and theoretical foundations -- Sect. 2. Populations at risk -- 3. Suicide and suicide risk factors in children and adolescents -- 4. Suicide and suicide risk factors in young and middle-aged adult populations -- 5. Suicide and suicidal risk factors in the elderly population -- 6. Suicide and suicide risk in multicultural populations -- 7. Suicide and suicide risk factors in people with mental and emotional disorders -- 8. Suicide and suicide risk factors in people with physical illnesses -- 9. Suicide and suicide risk factors in other high-risk populations -- Sect. 3. Issues in prevention, assessment, and intervention -- 10. Suicide prevention -- 11. Suicide risk assessment -- 12. Interventions with suicidal and at-risk children and adolescents -- 13. Interventions with suicidal and at-risk adults -- 14. Legal and ethical issues in suicide -- Sect. 4. The aftermath of suicide -- 15. Suicide survivors.

App. A. Resource list of suicide risk assessments -- App. B. Suicide organizations and web sites -- App. C. Web sites for and about suicide survivors -- App. D. Suicide helplines and hotlines.