Suicide in men : how men differ from women in expressing their distress / edited by David Lester, John F. Gunn III, Paul Quinnett ; (With 14 Other Contributors).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Overview -- Men and suicide: an overview / Karolina Krysinska -- Causes -- Male depression and suicide / David Lester -- Fatal loneliness : the role of loneliness in men's suicide / John F. Gunn III -- Drugs, alcohol, and suicidal behavior in men / John F. Gunn III & David Lester -- Risk and protective factors for factors for male suicide / John F. Gunn III & David Lester -- The role of testosterone / David Lester -- Men, guns and suicide / David Lester -- Suicide among male athletes / John F. Gunn -- Suicide in the armed forces / John F. Gunn III & David Lester -- Suicide in mass murderers and serial killers / David Lester -- Suicide bombers / David Lester -- Murder-suicide / David Lester -- Suicide in gay men / John F. Gunn III -- Suicide in creative men / David Lester -- The influence of race and ethnicity on suicide in men / John F. Gunn III & Allison L. Gunn -- Men in other cultures -- Male suicide in China / Jie Zhang -- Changing culture, prolonged conflict, and the specter of suicide terrorism : exploring suicide in Palestinian men / Jessica Bonham-White -- Suicide in Ugandan men / Birthe Loa Knizek, Eugene Kinyanda & Heidi Hjelmeland -- Suicide and hegemonic masculinity in Australian men / Jo River -- Suicide in Ghanaian men / Mensah Adinkrah -- Other issues -- The impact of suicide bereavement / John F. Gunn III -- Men, economic strain and suicide in the movies, 1900-2012 / Steven Stack & Barbara Bowman -- Preventing suicide in men -- Preventing suicide in men versus women / David Lester -- Men and suicide prevention : why can't a man be more like a woman / Paul Quinnett -- A study of QPR and help-seeking in men / John A. Cascamo -- Help-seeking and men : an innovative suicide prevention program from the construction industry / Jorgen Gullestrup -- Conclusions -- Final thoughts -- Name index -- Subject index.

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The goal of this book is to explore the phenomenon of suicide, focusing on males who are at a greater risk than females. Scholars and mental health professionals continue to have the tendency to ignore men and focus instead on the more narrow demographic groups. Attention is drawn to the lack of help-seeking behavior exhibited by men as well as the numerous recommendations for the prevention of male suicide. The issues specific to male suicide includes the atypical nature of male depression, the role of loneliness, drug and alcohol abuse, the male hormone (testosterone), and men's preferred me.

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