Parasuicidality and paradox : breaking through the medical model / Ross D. Ellenhorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ellenhorn, Ross.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parasuicide--Psychological aspects.

Parasuicide.

Suicidal behavior--Psychological aspects.

Suicidal behavior.

Self-injurious behavior--Psychological aspects.

Self-injurious behavior.

Psychotherapy patients--Psychology.

Psychotherapy patients.

Psychotherapist and patient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the United States, over 1/4 of all psychiatric emergency room visits each year are for chronically acute behaviors often labeled ""parasuicidal,"" leading to a continuous loop of complaints and ineffective interventions. This book offers an effective way out. It introduces a theory that radically departs from current ideas about such behaviors.

Contents:

Cover; TOC Contents; Foreword by Arthur Freeman; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: A Theory of Patient Careerism; CH CHAPTER 1 The Borderline Fallacies; CH CHAPTER 2 The Dialectics of Failure; CH CHAPTER 3 The Patient Career; Part II: The Practice of The Game CHAPTER 4 The Game: Treating the Problem of Treatment Seeking; CH CHAPTER 4 The Game: Treating the Problem; CH CHAPTER 5 The Attitudinal Conditions for The Game; CH CHAPTER 6 Relationship; CH CHAPTER 7 Clinician's Authorship; CH CHAPTER 8 Motivation and Change; Part III: Organizational Considerations

CH CHAPTER 9 Deinstitutionalizing InstitutionsCH CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: Alienation, Dehumanization, Conformity, and Their Influence on Parasuicidal Behavior; References; IDX Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-06036-4

9786611060367

0-8261-1549-7

OCLC:

476123968