Presents a unique global perspective on suicidal behaviors using new data collected in 21 countries on 6 continents.

Acknowledgements; Part I. Introduction: 1. Global perspectives on suicidal behavior Matthew K. Nock, Guilherme Borges and Yutaka Ono; 2. The epidemiology of suicide and suicidal behavior Matthew K. Nock, Guilherme Borges, Evelyn J. Bromet, Christine B. Cha, Ronald C. Kessler and Sing Lee; 3. Methods of the World Mental Health Surveys Ronald C. Kessler, Janet Harkness, Steven G. Heeringa, Beth-Ellen Pennell, Alan M. Zaslavsky, Guilherme Borges, Yutaka Ono and Matthew K. Nock; Part II. Prevalence and Course of Suicidal Behavior: 4. Prevalence, onset, and transitions among suicidal behaviors Guilherme Borges, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Bharat N. Panchal, Yutaka Ono, Nancy A. Sampson, Ronald C. Kessler and Matthew K. Nock; 5. Persistence of suicidal behaviors over time Ronald C. Kessler, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, Guilherme Borges, Wai Tat Chiu, John Fayyad, Mark Oakley Browne, Yutaka Ono, Nancy A. Sampson, Alan M. Zaslavsky and Matthew K. Nock; Part III. Lifetime Risk Factors for Suicidal Behavior: 6. Sociodemographic risk factors for suicidal behavior: results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Matthew K. Nock, Charlene A. Deming, Christine B. Cha, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Nancy A. Sampson, Hristo Hinkov, Jean-Pierre Lépine, Yutaka Ono and Annette Beautrais; 7. Parental psychopathology and the risk of suicidal behavior Oye Gureje, Bibilola Oladeji, Charlene A. Deming, Wai Tat Chiu, Jordi Alonso, Guilherme Borges, Yanling He, Irving Hwang, Viviane Kovess-Masféty, José Posada-Villa, Nancy A. Sampson, Ronald C. Kessler and Matthew K. Nock; 8. Childhood adversities as risk factors for onset and persistence of suicidal behavior Ronny Bruffaerts, Koen Demyttenaere, Laura Helena Andrade, Guilherme Borges, Wai Tat Chiu, Ron de Graaf, Charlene A. Deming, Irving Hwang, Nancy A. Sampson, David R. Williams, Ronald C. Kessler and Matthew K. Nock; 9. Traumatic events and suicidal behavior Dan J. Stein, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Guilherme Borges, Yueqin Huang, Herbert Matschinger, Johan Ormel, Nancy A. Sampson, Maria Carmen Viana, Ronald C. Kessler and Matthew K. Nock; 10. Mental disorders and comorbidity: results from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Matthew K. Nock, Charlene A. Deming, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Matthias Angermeyer, Guilherme Borges, Annette Beautrais, Maria Carmen Viana, Elie George Karam, Norito Kawakami, Nancy A. Sampson, Thatikonda Padma Sudhakar and Ronald C. Kessler; 11. Chronic physical conditions and the onset of suicidal behavior Kate M. Scott, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Guilherme Borges, Silvia Florescu, Daphna Levinson, Josep Maria Haro, Nancy A. Sampson, Ronald C. Kessler and Matthew K. Nock; 12. Integrative models of suicidal behavior Matthew K. Nock, Jordi Alonso, Guilherme Borges, Somnath Chatterji, Charlene A. Deming, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Yutaka Ono and Nancy A. Sampson; Part IV. 12-Month Risk Factors and Treatment: 13. Prevalence and identification of groups at risk for 12-month suicidal behavior in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys Guilherme Borges, Josep Maria Haro, Wai Tat Chiu, Irving Hwang, Giovanni de Girolamo, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Nancy A. Sampson, David R. Williams and Matthew K. Nock; 14. Treatment of suicidal persons around the world Ronny Bruffaerts, Koen Demyttenaere, Guilherme Borges, Wai Tat Chiu, Viviane Kovess-Masféty, Oye Gureje, Irving Hwang, Carmen Lara, Nancy A. Sampson, Maria Carmen Viana and Matthew K. Nock; Part V. Conclusions and Future Directions: 15. Research, clinical, and policy implications of the World Mental Health Surveys findings on suicidal behavior Evelyn J. Bromet; 16. Conclusions and future directions Matthew K. Nock, Guilherme Borges and Yutaka Ono; Index.

Matthew K. Nock is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.