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Cry of pain : understanding suicide and self-harm / Mark Williams.

Title
Cry of pain : understanding suicide and self-harm / Mark Williams.
Author
Williams, J. Mark G.
Publication
London : Penguin Books, 1997.

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Description
xiv, 257 p. : ill.; 20 cm.
Subject
  • Suicidal behavior
  • Suicide > Religious aspects
  • Suicide > Sociological aspects
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Suicide > psychology
  • Self Mutilation > psychology
  • Suicide, Attempted
Note
  • "A Penguin original"--From label on p. 4 of cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-245) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Historical Perspective -- 2. Suicide: the Statistics -- 3. Psychiatric and Social Factors in Suicide -- 4. Attempted Suicide: the Statistics -- 5. The Causes of Attempted Suicide -- 6. Rational Suicide, Euthanasia and Martyrdom -- 7. Psychodynamics, Biology and Genetics -- 8. The Effect of the Media -- 9. The Cry of Pain -- 10. Memory Traps -- 11. The Primary Prevention of Suicidal Behaviour -- 12. Secondary Prevention: Therapy for Suicidal Feelings and Behaviour -- 13. Final Thoughts.
ISBN
0140250727
LCCN
^^^98124563^
OCLC
  • 37498142
  • SCSB-11319185
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library