Why People Die by Suicide

Why People Die by Suicide
ISBN-10
0674970616
ISBN-13
9780674970618
Category
Psychology
Pages
286
Language
English
Published
2007-09-30
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Author
Thomas Joiner

Description

Drawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience, Thomas Joiner provides the most coherent and persuasive explanation ever given of why and how people overcome life's strongest instinct, self-preservation. He tests his theory against diverse facts about suicide rates among men and women; white and African-American men; anorexics, athletes, prostitutes, and physicians; members of cults, sports fans, and citizens of nations in crisis.

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