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Suicide and the Inner Voice

Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management

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What internal factors cause a person to end his or her life, and what are the familial and societal factors which seem to make a destructive contribution? The answers to both questions are at the heart of this volume, which will be invaluable for practitioners when assessing risk and designing treatment for depressed and suicidal patients.The author argues that the key to understanding suicidal behaviour comes from a knowledge of the destructive thought processes of those at risk, and an awareness of their origins in early family interactions. Firestone sees negative events in our lives as being less harmful than what we tell ourselves about them, which can result in a downward spiral of negative internal conversations. Wi

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Suicide and the Inner Voice, Robert Firestone

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1997
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Titolo
Suicide and the Inner Voice
Sottotitolo
Risk Assessment, Treatment, and Case Management
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
1997
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
352
ISBN10
0761905553
ISBN13
9780761905554
Serie
Valutazione
4,55 su 5
Descrizione
What internal factors cause a person to end his or her life, and what are the familial and societal factors which seem to make a destructive contribution? The answers to both questions are at the heart of this volume, which will be invaluable for practitioners when assessing risk and designing treatment for depressed and suicidal patients.The author argues that the key to understanding suicidal behaviour comes from a knowledge of the destructive thought processes of those at risk, and an awareness of their origins in early family interactions. Firestone sees negative events in our lives as being less harmful than what we tell ourselves about them, which can result in a downward spiral of negative internal conversations. Wi