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These books have recently been reviewed by AAS' publications review committee. Feel free to contact William M. Schmitz, Jr., Psy.D. (william.schmitzjr@va.gov) if you are interested in becoming a reviewer.
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Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents: A Clinician's Guide
By: David A Brent, Kimberly D. Poling, and Tina R Goldstein; Guilford, 2011.
Reviewed by: Collin Davidson and Stephen S. O’Connor
Buy Treating Depressed and Suicidal Adolescents: A Clinician's Guide
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The Journals of Spalding Gray
Edited by Nell Casey, Knopf, 2011
Reviewed by: William Feigelman, Ph.D.
Buy The Journals of Spalding Gray
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On the Edge: Recent Perspectives on Police Suicide
By John M. Viloanti, Andrew F. O’Hara, & Teresa T. Tate
Reviewed by William M. Schmitz Jr., Psy.D.
Buy On the Edge: Recent Perspective on Police Suicide
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Seeking Hope: Stories of the Suicide Bereaved
Ed. by: Michelle Linn-Gust, Ph.D. & Julie Cerel, Ph.D., 2011
Reviewed by: Ginny Sparrow
Buy Seeking Hope
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Child and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior: School-Based Prevention, Assessment, and Intervention
By: David N. Miller, Ph.D., 2011
Reviewed by: Kimberly McKown, M.S. & Scott Poland, Ed.D.
Buy Child and Adolescent Suicidal Behavior
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No Way to Behave at a Funeral
By: Noel Braun, 2011
Reviewed by: Ginny Sparrow
Buy No Way to Behave at a Funeral
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Red Chocolate Elephants: For Children Bereaved by Suicide
By: Diana C. Sands, Ph.D., 2010
Reviewed by: Ashley Candelaria, M.S. & Julie Cerel, Ph.D.
Buy Red Chocolate Elephants
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Medical Conditions Associated with Suicide Risk
Ed. by Alan L. Berman, Ph.D. & Maurizio Pompili, M.D., 2011
Reviewed by: Ann Marie Hernandez, Ph.D. & Craig Bryan, Psy.D., ABPP
Buy Medical Conditions
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Sanity and Grace: A Journey of Suicide, Survival, and Strength
By Judy Collins, 2003
Reviewed by: Brenda Gierczak
Buy Sanity and Grace
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Evidence-Based Practice in Suicidology: A source book
Ed. by Maurizio Pompili and Roberto Tatarelli, 2010
Reviewed by: William M. Schmitz Jr., Psy.D.
Buy Evidence-Based Practice
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A Long-Shadowed Grief: Suicide and Its Aftermath
By Harold Ivan Smith, 2007
Reviewed by: Tony Salvatore
Buy A Long-Shadowed Grief
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Understanding Suicide: Why we don't and how we might
By James R. Rogers & David Lester, 2010
Reviewed by: Laura E. Heaphy, M.S. and Ralph E. (Gene) Cash, Ph.D.
Buy Understanding Suicide
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History of a Suicide: My Sister’s Unfinished Life
by Jill Bialosky, 2011.
Reviewed by: William Feigelman, Ph.D.
Buy History of a Suicide
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Crisis Counseling and Therapy
By Jackson Rainer, Ph.D. & Frieda Brown, Ph.D., 2006
Reviewed by: Caitlin Thompson, Ph.D.
Buy Crisis Counseling and Therapy
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Preventing Patient Suicide: Clinical Assessment and Management
By Robert I. Simon, M.D., 2010
Reviewed by William M. Schmitz Jr., Psy.D.
Buy Preventing Patient Suicide
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Tattered Teddies: An Interactive Handbook about the Awareness and Prevention of Suicide in Children
By: Laurel Bridges & Rani Murji, 2008
Reviewed By: Rebecca Goodney, M.S. & Julie Cerel, Ph.D.
Buy Tattered Teddies
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Suicidal Behavior
By Richard McKeon, 2009
Reviewed By: Annmarie Wacha-Montes, M.S. & Wm Schmitz, PsyD.
Buy Suicidal Behavior
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Why Suicide? Questions & Answers About Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know
By Eric Marcus, 2010
Reviewed By: Ginny Sparrow
Buy Why Suicide?
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Suicide in Nazi Germany
By: Christian Goeschel, (2009)
Reviewed By: Sharyn Schmitz, MA & Wm. Schmitz, PsyD
Buy Suicide in Nazi Germany
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Rocky Roads
By: Michelle Linn-Gust, PhD, (2010)
Reviewed By: Ginny Sparrow
Buy "Rocky Roads"
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The Coldest Night: A Family's Experience of Suicide
By: Carol Anne Milton, (2009)
Reviewed By: Jodee Hankins, MA, NCC
Buy "The Coldest Night"
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Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope
By: Julie K. Hersh, (2010)
Reviewed By: Michele N. Carroll, Psy.D.
Buy "Struck by Living"
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Years of the Elephant
By: Willy Linthout, (2009)
Reviewed By: Wesley "Buddy" Knox & Frank Campbell, Ph.D., LCSW, CT
Buy "Years of the Elephant"
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A Commonsense Book of Death
By Edwin Shneidman, (2008)
Reviewed By William Schmitz, Jr., Psy.D.
Buy "A Commonsense Book of Death"
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Myths about Suicide
By Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. (2010)
Reviewed by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D.
Buy "Myths about Suicide"
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In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the of Her Mother's Suicide
By: Nancy Rappaport (2009)
Reviewed by: William Feigelman, Ph.D.
Buy "In Her Wake"
Mystery
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Are You Like Me?: Helping Children Cope with Suicide
By Miki Tesh & Eric Schleich (illustrations by Alessio Perrone)
Reviewed by Rebecca Goodney, M.S. & Julie Cerel, Ph.D.
Buy "Are You Like Me?"
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Behavioral Emergencies: An Evidence-Based Resource for Evaluating and Managing Risk for Suicide, Violence, and Victimization
Edited by Phillip M. Kleepsies, Ph.D.
Reviewd by Prachi Kene, M.A
Buy "Behavioral Emergencies"
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Real Men Do Cry
By Eric Hipple (2008)
Reviewed by: Franklin Cook
Buy "Real Men Do Cry"
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The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide: Guidance for Working with Suicidal Clients
By Thomas E. Joiner, Jr., Ph.D., Kimberly A. Van Orden, M.S., Tracy K. Witte, M.S., & M. David Rudd, Ph.D. (2009)
Reviewed by: Matthew B. Wintersteen, Ph.D.
Buy "The Interpersonal Theory" |
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Suicidal Behavior: A Developmental Perspective, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics
Edited by Maria A. Oquendo, M.D. and J. John Mann, M.D., Elsevier Saunders (2008)
Reviewed by: Magdalena Romanowicz, M.D.
Buy "Suicidal Behavior"
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Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope Over Suicide
By: DeQuincy A. Lezine, Ph.D. and David Brent, M.D. (2008)
Reviewed by: Ryan E. Breshears, Ph.D.
Buy "Eight Stories Up" |
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Blue Genes: A Memoir of Loss and Survival
By Christopher Lukas (2008)
Reviewed by: Judy Raphael Kletter
Buy "Blue Genes" |
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The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations for Mental Health Professionals
Edited by James L. Werth Jr., Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel, & G. Andrew H. Benjamin (2008)
Reviewed by: William M. Schmitz Jr., Psy.D.
Buy "The Duty to Protect" |
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Cognitive Therapy for Suicidal Patients: Scientific and Clinical Applications
By Amy Wenzel, Gregory K. Brown, & Aaron T. Beck (2008)
Reviewed by: Craig Bryan, Psy.D.
Buy "Cognitive Therapy" |
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Hope in Action: Solution-Focused Conversations About Suicide
By Heather Fiske (2008)
Reviewed by: Amy Brausch, Ph.D.
Buy "Hope in Action" |
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Adolescent Suicide: An Integrated Approach to the Assessment of Risk and Protective Factors
By Peter M. Gutierrez & Augustine Osman (2008)
Reviewed by Susan M. De Luca, MSW, LSW
Buy "Adolescent Suicide" |
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Crossing 13
By Carrie Stark Hugus (2008)
Reviewed by: Buddy Knox
Buy "Crossing 13" |
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Effective Grief and Bereavement Support: The Role of Family, Friends, Colleagues, Schools and Support Professionals
By Kari Dyregrov and Atle Dyregrov (2008)
Reviewed by: William Feigelman, Ph.D.
Buy "Effective Grief" |
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The Suicide Index: Putting My Father’s Death In Order
By Joan Wickersham (2008)
Reviewed by: William Feigelman, Ph.D.
Buy "The Suicide Index" |
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Building Hope: Leadership in the Non-Profit World
By John Bateson (2007)
Reviewed by: Norma W. Rutledge, M. Ed., LPP
Buy "Building Hope" |
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Treating Self-Injury: A Practical Guide
By Barent Walsh (2008)
Reviewed by: Erica Hoff
Buy "Treating Self-Injury" |
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If you'd like to submit a book for review, please send 2 copies to:
American Association of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20015
 
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