Suicide: Prevention, Intervention, PostventionProvides information on suicide statistics and gives advice on how to recognize the warning signs of a potential suicide attempt, how to intervene when a suicide has been attempted, and how to comfort families and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide. This updated and expanded edition contains a discussion of euthanasia and living wills and a list of crisis centers around the United States. |
Contents
The Problem | 1 |
2 Views on Suicide throughout History | 13 |
The Theorists | 27 |
The Social Context | 35 |
Prevention | 62 |
Intervention | 76 |
Postvention | 88 |
Killing and Letting Die | 105 |
A Summons for Community Action | 112 |
Conclusion | 123 |
Bibliography | 145 |
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