Author : Paul G. Quinnett
Publisher : Crossroad Publishing Company
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780824513528
This is a frank, compassionate book written to those who contemplate suicide as a way out of their situations. The author issues an invitation to life, helping people accept the imperfections of their lives, and opening eyes to the possibilities of love.
Author : Melaine E. Hall
Publisher : Melaine E. Hall
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 26,17 MB
Release : 2023-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1545756619
A Real Life Testimony
Author : Yogesh Dwivedi
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 485 pages
File Size : 46,63 MB
Release : 2012-06-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 143983881X
With recent studies using genetic, epigenetic, and other molecular and neurochemical approaches, a new era has begun in understanding pathophysiology of suicide. Emerging evidence suggests that neurobiological factors are not only critical in providing potential risk factors but also provide a promising approach to develop more effective treatment and prevention strategies. The Neurobiological Basis of Suicide discusses the most recent findings in suicide neurobiology. Psychological, psychosocial, and cultural factors are important in determining the risk factors for suicide; however, they offer weak prediction and can be of little clinical use. Interestingly, cognitive characteristics are different among depressed suicidal and depressed nonsuicidal subjects, and could be involved in the development of suicidal behavior. The characterization of the neurobiological basis of suicide is in delineating the risk factors associated with suicide. The Neurobiological Basis of Suicide focuses on how and why these neurobiological factors are crucial in the pathogenic mechanisms of suicidal behavior and how these findings can be transformed into potential therapeutic applications.
Author : Kevin Hines
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,28 MB
Release : 2013
Category : PSYCHOLOGY
ISBN : 9781442222403
This work is about the art of living mentally well. Told through the first-hand experience of mental health advocate, activist and speaker Kevin Hines (who has bipolar disorder), the story is an honest account of the struggle to live mentally well, and teach others how to do t...
Author : Thomas Joiner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 19,97 MB
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0674061985
Around the world, more than a million people die by suicide each year. Yet many of us know very little about a tragedy that may strike our own loved onesÑand much of what we think we know is wrong. This clear and powerful book dismantles myth after myth to bring compassionate and accurate understanding of a massive international killer. Drawing on a fascinating array of clinical cases, media reports, literary works, and scientific studies, Thomas Joiner demolishes both moralistic and psychotherapeutic clichs. He shows that suicide is not easy, cowardly, vengeful, or selfish. It is not a manifestation of "suppressed rage" or a side effect of medication. Threats of suicide, far from being idle, are often followed by serious attempts. People who are prevented once from killing themselves will not necessarily try again. The risk for suicide, Joiner argues, is partly genetic and is influenced by often agonizing mental disorders. Vulnerability to suicide may be anticipated and treated. Most important, suicide can be prevented. An eminent expert whose own father's death by suicide changed his life, Joiner is relentless in his pursuit of the truth about suicide and deeply sympathetic to such tragic waste of life and the pain it causes those left behind.
Author : Susan Rose Blauner
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 35,10 MB
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0062936417
NOW WITH A NEW CHAPTER AND AN UPDATED RESOURCES SECTION Suicide has touched the lives of nearly half of all Americans, yet it is rarely talked about openly. In her highly acclaimed book, Susan Blauner—a survivor of multiple suicide attempts—offers guidance and hope for those contemplating ending their lives and for their loved ones. “Each word written with thoughtful intent; each story told with the deepest of honesty and humility, and in doing so Blauner puts forward a life-saving book."—Daniel J. Reidenberg, PsyD, Executive Director, Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (www.save.org) “I continued to romanticize my death by suicide: who would find me; what I’d look like. I spent hundreds of hours planning my funeral, imagining the remorse of my family and friends. I wrote good-bye letters, composed wills, and disrupted the lives of everyone close to me. Then reality hit.”—Susan Rose Blauner The statistics on suicide are staggering. The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 800,000 people die by suicide every year, which is one person every 40 seconds, and for each completed suicide there may be twenty or more attempts. In How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying to Kill Me, Susan Blauner is the perfect emissary for a message of hope and a program of action for these millions of people. A survivor of multiple suicide attempts, she explains the complex feelings and fantasies that surround suicidal thoughts. In a direct, nonjudgmental, and loving voice, she offers affirmations and suggestions for those experiencing life-ending thoughts, and for their friends and family. With an introduction by Bernie Siegel, M.D., this important, timely book has now been updated with a revised resources section, and a new chapter on the author’s experiences since the book’s initial publication.
Author : Thomas Joiner
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0674970616
In the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always, unremittingly: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die. Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience, Thomas Joiner brings a comprehensive understanding to seemingly incomprehensible behavior. Among the many people who have considered, attempted, or died by suicide, he finds three factors that mark those most at risk of death: the feeling of being a burden on loved ones; the sense of isolation; and, chillingly, the learned ability to hurt oneself. Joiner tests his theory against diverse facts taken from clinical anecdotes, history, literature, popular culture, anthropology, epidemiology, genetics, and neurobiology--facts about suicide rates among men and women; white and African-American men; anorexics, athletes, prostitutes, and physicians; members of cults, sports fans, and citizens of nations in crisis. The result is the most coherent and persuasive explanation ever given of why and how people overcome life's strongest instinct, self-preservation. Joiner's is a work that makes sense of the bewildering array of statistics and stories surrounding suicidal behavior; at the same time, it offers insight, guidance, and essential information to clinicians, scientists, and health practitioners, and to anyone whose life has been affected by suicide.
Author : Carla Fine
Publisher : Main Street Books
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 29,5 MB
Release : 2011-05-11
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0307788881
Suicide would appear to be the last taboo. Even incest is now discussed freely in popular media, but the suicide of a loved one is still an act most people are unable to talk about--or even admit to their closest family or friends. This is just one of the many painful and paralyzing truths author Carla Fine discovered when her husband, a successful young physician, took his own life in December 1989. And being unable to speak openly and honestly about the cause of her pain made it all the more difficult for her to survive. With No Time to Say Goodbye, she brings suicide survival from the darkness into light, speaking frankly about the overwhelming feelings of confusion, guilt, shame, anger, and loneliness that are shared by all survivors. Fine draws on her own experience and on conversations with many other survivors--as well as on the knowledge of counselors and mental health professionals. She offers a strong helping hand and invaluable guidance to the vast numbers of family and friends who are left behind by the more than thirty thousand people who commit suicide each year, struggling to make sense of an act that seems to them senseless, and to pick up the pieces of their own shattered lives. And, perhaps most important, for the first time in any book, she allows survivors to see that they are not alone in their feelings of grief and despair.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,47 MB
Release : 2011-05
Category : Bereavement
ISBN : 9781770523463
When people die by suicide, they leave behind family and friends who suddenly find themselves mourning the person's loss and wondering what happened. This guide addresses many personal issues related to a death by suicide, including telling others, working through the grief, finding what helps people to heal, and grieving in children and youth. This Ontario guide also outlines practical things that need taking care of, such as arranging a funeral and dealing with the deceased's personal, legal and financial matters. A resource section lists organizations, websites and books that may help.
Author : Roy Gaiter
Publisher :
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 2017-12-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781979529167
Most people know someone who has committed suicide, attempted suicide, or thought about suicide. But how many books are you aware of that have been written with the intent to prevent suicide?Very few people really "want" to commit suicide. Instead they want to live. But between the hesitations of suicide, attempted suicide, and thoughts of suicide, are outstanding reasons Why I Didn't and Why You Shouldn't Commit Suicide. These reasons are sometimes obscure. They are found in unlikely places similar to a rose bush with its thorns as symbols of pain, but beautifully adorned with roses, bringing balance to the thorns. Why I Didn't and Why You Shouldn't Commit Suicide are reflections drawn from the lives of famous people, leaders, celebrities, Shakespearian writing, biblical narratives, military personnel, and veterans. The author's personal encounter of thinking about suicide, coupled with his desire to help others before they go any further in their contemplation of carrying out their thoughts of committing suicide has brought enormous fulfillment. Why I Didn't and Why You Shouldn't Commit Suicide is an excellent resource for: * Military personnel (entering, current, and exiting) * Veterans* Middle & High School students * College & Universities studentsParents, chaplains, guidance counselors, educators, pastors and others will find this book a wonderful resource for suicide prevention.
