An edition of Touched by suicide (2006)

Touched by suicide

the complete guide to healing and understanding after loss

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An edition of Touched by suicide (2006)

Touched by suicide

the complete guide to healing and understanding after loss

Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one's death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected—directly or indirectly—by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive guide book, Michael F. Myers, MD, a leading psychiatrist, and Carla Fine, author of the acclaimed No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One, combine their perspectives as a physician and a survivor to offer compassionate and practical advice to anyone affected by suicide. BACKCOVER: Advance Praise for Touched by Suicide:"Each year suicide claims tens of thousands of lives, but its victims extend far beyond the annual statistical sum. It is the living, those loved ones left behind to answer the unanswerable and move on with life, who surely are the victims as well. To...

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Gotham Books
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English

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Touched by Suicide
2009, Penguin USA, Inc.
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Touched by suicide: the complete guide to healing and understanding after loss
2006, Gotham Books
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Table of Contents

Foreword / by Kay Redfield Jamison
Introduction: making sense of suicide
What happened? The aftermath of suicide
The devastation of suicide
Searching for reasons
What can I do? Practical suggestions for healing
Protecting your health
Keeping your family together
Telling your children
Coping with specific circumstances
Reaching out for support
Getting help from mental health professionals
How can I go on? Finding meaning after suicide
Suicide, religion, and spirituality
Life-preserving insights into suicide and attempted suicide
Erasing the stigma of suicide
Conclusion: breaking the silence, easing the pain.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.28/3019
Library of Congress
HV6545 .M94 2006, HV6545.M94 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3419236M
Internet Archive
touchedbysuicide0000myer
ISBN 10
1592402283
LCCN
2005035667
OCLC/WorldCat
62593488
Library Thing
7775335
Goodreads
522509

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