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Suicide as psychache : a clinical approach to self-destructive behavior

Title: Suicide as psychache : a clinical approach to self-destructive behavior / by Edwin Shneidman.
Author: Shneidman, Edwin S.
Publication: Northvale, N.J. : J. Aronson, ©1993.

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Description

258 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

A collection of previously published articles discussing the definition of suicide, analyses of its occurrence, and possible therapeutic responses.

Subject

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Collected Work

Note

Collection of previously published articles.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

I. Foundations. 1. Definition of Suicide. 2. Aphorisms of Suicide. 3. A Conspectus of the Suicidal Scenario. 4. Suicide as Psychache -- II. Analyses. 5. Suicide among the Gifted. 6. Suicide Notes Reconsidered in the Context of the Life. 7. The Suicidal Logic of Cesare Pavese -- III. Response. 8. Psychotherapy with Suicidal Patients. 9. Implications for Prevention and Response -- IV. Follow-Up. 10. Postvention: The Care of the Bereaved. 11. The Psychological Autopsy. 12. An Example of an Equivocal Death Clarified in a Court of Law.

ISBN

0876681518
9780876681510

LCCN

92049478

OCLC

ocm26592911
26592911
SCSB-9806022

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library