The Anatomy of Suicide : Silence of the Heart

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Everstine, Louis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychotherapy.

Suicidal behavior--Treatment.

Local Subjects:

Psychotherapy.

Suicidal behavior--Treatment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Place of Publication:

Springfield : Charles C Thomas, 1998.

Summary:

Statistically, suicide ranks eighth among all causes of death in America. The basic premise of this book is that there is one and only one cause for willful suicide. When that cause is absent, suicide will not occur. Thwarting a suicide plan involves teaching the person what life means. The author explores the scope of this problem which involves clinical and ethical issues; the myth of depression; the path to suicide; unfinished business; staying alive; early warnings; first interventions; the self-contract; cases in point and the future of suicide. Written for psychologists, counselors, and

Contents:

HALF TITLE: THE ANATOMY OF SUICIDE; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; TITLE PAGE: THE ANATOMY OF SUICIDE; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTENTS; Chapter 1: SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM; Chapter 2: ETHICAL ISSUES; Chapter 3: CLINICAL ISSUES; Chapter 4: THE MYTH OF DEPRESSION; Chapter 5: THE PATH TO SUICIDE; Chapter 6: UNFINISHED BUSINESS; Chapter 7: STAYING ALIVE; Chapter 8: EARLY WARNINGS; Chapter 9: FIRST INTERVENTIONS; Chapter 10: CLOSING THE DEAL; Chapter 11: CASES IN POINT; Chapter 12: THE FUTURE OF SUICIDE; REFERENCES; INDEX

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ISBN:

0-398-08262-6

OCLC:

697120744