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Title: The Suicidal Mind by Edwin S. Shneidman ISBN: 0-19-511801-4 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (11 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Don't read if you are suicidal
Comment: Don't read this book if you are suicidal. It will not relieve your pain. It is far too academic and not helpful at all to suicidal people. Recommended only for professionals.
Rating: 5
Summary: Opened my mind
Comment: I read this book in the hospital after my 2nd attempt to kill myself. It brought to light so many things that I was unable to see in myself and what I was doing to my family. It helped me understand my suicide attempts that had previously blindsided me. I had no idea why nor did any of my loved ones. I reccommended this book to all of my friends and family so they could also understand. It is a quick read and although repetitive, very accurate.
Rating: 4
Summary: The Suicidal Mind
Comment: Shneidman's book, The Suicidal Mind," was a pleasure to read because it provides precise answers to my basic questions about suicide. I'm new to the subject in an academic way, so Shneidman's approach--easy to read, clearly written, and short!--was welcome.
The book is divided into roughly two sections: the first details the technical/theoretical aspects of suicide (what it is, who commits suicide, why they do it, interesting statistics, etc.), the second, three case studies of suicides and analyses of each. The case studies are quite graphic, but very interesting and informative, and include interviews from each suicide, all three of whom were patients of Shneidman.
Shneidman addresses very simple questions, such as why we kill ourselves, and offers his own opinions, as well as the various clinical views, and does everything in an undogmatic way. It's quite responsibly written, in fact. The author is one of the world's foremost experts in suicidology (Shneidman founded the American Association of Suicidology and teaches at UCLA School of Medicine) and Larry Lockridge, an English professor of mine in college, even said of the book, "This is a book that can save lives."
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Title: Night Falls Fast : Understanding Suicide by Kay Redfield Jamison ISBN: 0375701478 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Making Sense of Suicide: An In-Depth Look At Why People Kill Themselves by David Lester ISBN: 0914783823 Publisher: The Charles Press, Publishers Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Comprehending Suicide: Landmarks in 20Th-Century Suicidology by Edwin S. Shneidman ISBN: 1557987432 Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA) Pub. Date: May, 2001 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: No Time to Say Goodbye : Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One by Carla Fine ISBN: 0385485514 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 09 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Suicide: The Forever Decision...for Those Thinking About Suicide, and for Those Who Know, Love, or Counsel Them by Paul G. Quinnett ISBN: 0824513525 Publisher: Crossroad/Herder & Herder Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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