Introduction to the handbook / Matthew K. Nock
Classification of self-injurious behaviors
Classification and definition of self-injurious behavior / Kelly Posner
Distinguishing between suicidal and non-suicidal self-injury / Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp
Should we expand the conceptualization of self-injurious behavior? : rationale, review and recommendations / Jill M. Hooley and Sarah St. Germain
Phenomenology and epidemiology
Suicidal behaviors among children and adolescents / Christianne Esposito-Smythers, Julie Weismoore, Rupa P. Zimmermann, and Anthony Spirito
Suicidal behaviors among adults / Eve K. Moscicki
Person-centered prevention of suicide among older adults / Paul R. Duberstein and Marnin J. Heisel
Non-suicidal self-injury across the lifespan / Janis Whitlock and Matthew Selekman
Approaches to understanding self-injurious behaviors
Genetic and neurobiological approaches to understanding suicidal behaviors / Laura M. Fiori, Carl Ernst, and Gustavo Turecki
Developmental approaches to understanding suicidal and self-injurious behaviors / Sheila E. Crowell, Christina M. Derbidge, and Theodore P. Beauchaine
Social and ecological approaches to suicidal behaviors and nonsuicidal self-injury (nssi) / Nicole Heilbron, Joseph C. Franklin, John D. Guerry, and Mitchell J. Prinstein
Cognitive and information processing approaches to understanding suicidal behaviors / Amy Wenzel and Megan Spokas
Psychodynamics of suicide / Mark J. Goldblatt
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
Comprehensive theories of suicidal behaviors / Edward A. Selby, Thomas E. Joiner Jr., and Jessica D. Ribeiro
Comprehensive theoretical models of nssi / Colleen M. Jacobson and Kristen Batejan
Assessment
Core competencies, warning signs and a framework for suicide risk assessment in clinical practice / M. David Rudd
Assessment of non-suicidal self-injury / E. David Klonsky and Stephen P. Lewis
Prevention and intervention
Prevention of suicidal behaviors / José M. Bertolote
Psychological treatment of suicidal behaviors / Erin F. Ward-Ciesielski and Marsha M. Linehan
The pharmacologic treatment of suicidal patients / Jan Fawcett and Katie A. Busch
Prevention of non-suicidal self-injury / Nancy L. Heath, Jessica R. Toste, and Shannon-Dell MacPhee
Psychological treatments for non-suicidal self-injury / Barbara Stanley, Virginia Fineran, and Beth Brodsky
Pharmacologic treatment of nssi / Paul L. Plener and Gerhard Libal
Special issues
Overlap between suicidal behavior and interpersonal violence / Marc Hillbrand
Suicide terrorism / Ellen Townsend
Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia / Agnes van der Heide
Survivors of suicide / Holly Parker
Conclusion to the handbook / Matthew K. Nock.