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The Varieties of Suicidal Experience : A New Theory of Suicidal Violence.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joiner, Thomas.
- Series:
- Psychology and Crime Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Suicide.
- Suicidal behavior.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Seemingly disparate phenomena, murder-suicide, suicide-by-cop, suicide terrorism, amok, most spree killings, death-row volunteering, and even physician-assisted suicide share a commonality: All are at bottom suicidal in their origin and motive"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Suicidal Violence as a Misunderstood and Recalcitrant Plague
- Suicide: The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide
- Perverted Virtues Transform Suicide into Murder-Suicide and Spree Killing
- Killing Oneself Without Killing Oneself: Suicide-by-Cop and Related Phenomena
- Suicide Terrorism
- Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Suicide? Is Death-Row Volunteering?
- Conclusion: How to Stop a Plague.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Joiner, Thomas The Varieties of Suicidal Experience
- ISBN:
- 9781479823505
- 1479823503
- OCLC:
- 1402814101
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