Why People Die by Suicide
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005.
Format: Book
Description: 276 pages ; 22 cm
In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably themost difficult to answer: how could we have known? What could wehave done? And always, unremittingly: why? Written by a clinicalpsychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this bookoffers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose todie. Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological evidence, aswell as personal experience. Thomas Joiner brings a comprehensiveunderstanding to seemingly incomprehensible behaviour. Among themany people who have considered, attempted, or died by suicide, hefinds three factors that mark those most at risk of death: the feeling ofbeing a burden on loved ones; the sense of isolation; and, chillingly, the learned ability to hurt oneself
Contents:
Prologue: Losing my dad -- What we know and don't know about suicide -- The capability to enact lethal self-injury is acquired -- The desire for death -- What do we mean by suicide? How is it distributed in people? -- What roles do genetics, neurobiology, and mental disorders play in suicidal behavior? -- Risk assessment, crisis intervention, treatment, and prevention -- The future of suicide prevention and research -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Suicide.
Suicide victims -- Psychology.
Suicide victims -- Family relationships.
Children of suicide victims.
Suicide.
Suicide victims -- Psychology.
Suicide victims -- Family relationships.
Children of suicide victims.
ISBN:
0674019016 (alk. paper)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Suicide Joi | Southeast | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-266) and index.