Biological Aspects of Suicidal Behaviour J. John Mann Dianne Currier Modelling suicidal behaviours To understand the biological underpinnings of multi-determined behaviours such as suicide and attempted suicide it is necessary…
Deliberate Self-Harm: Epidemiology and Risk Factors Ella Arensman Ad J. F. M. Kerkhof Introduction Deliberate self-harm (DSH) refers to behaviour through which people deliberately inflict acute harm upon themselves, poison…
Epidemiology and Causes of Suicide Jouko K. Lonnqvist Definition of suicide and the reliability of suicide statistics Suicidal behaviour or suicidality can be conceptualized as a continuum ranging from suicidal…
Parasomnias Carlos H. Schenck Mark W. Mahowald In all of us, even in good men, there is a lawless, wild-beast nature which peers out in sleep. -Plato, The Republic Relevance…
Excessive Sleepiness Michel Billiard Introduction Excessive sleepiness is not an homogeneous concept. It can manifest itself as bouts of sleepiness, irresistible and refreshing sleep episodes, abnormal lengthening of night sleep…
Basic Aspects of Sleep-Wake Disorders Gregory Stores Introduction A sound working knowledge of the diagnosis, significance, and treatment of sleep disorders is essential in all branches of clinical psychiatry. Unfortunately,…
Special Psychiatric Problems Relating to Gambling Emanuel Moran Introduction Gambling is an activity with the following elements: A contract between two or more people, which is based on a forecast…
Impulse Control Disorders Susan L. McElroy Paul E. Keck Jr. This chapter first defines impulse control disorders, and then summarizes available research on the clinical features, epidemiology, psychiatric comorbidity, family…
Management of Personality Disorder Giles Newton-Howes Kate Davidson Introduction The treatment of personality disorders is a complex but rapidly evolving subject. It is to some extent described elsewhere in Chapters…
