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100 1 $aJoiner, Thomas,$cJr.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n98075320
245 10 $aWhy people die by suicide /$cThomas Joiner.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bHarvard University Press,$c2005.
300 $a276 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-266) and index.
505 00 $tPrologue : losing my dad --$g1.$tWhat we know and don't know about suicide --$g2.$tThe capability to enact lethal self-injury is acquired --$g3.$tThe desire for death --$g4.$tWhat do we mean by suicide? : how is it distributed in people? --$g5.$tWhat roles do genetics, neurobiology, and mental disorders play in suicidal behavior? --$g6.$tRisk assessment, crisis intervention, treatment, and prevention --$g7.$tThe future of suicide prevention and research.
520 1 $a"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."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aSuicide.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85129742
650 0 $aSuicide victims$xPsychology.
650 0 $aSuicide victims$xFamily relationships.
650 0 $aChildren of suicide victims.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011240
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