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This detailed text contains case histories w hich provide an unparalleled depth of emotional reality in t his invaluable guide to assessing risk and designing treatme nt for depressed and suicidal patients. '

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Author:   Robert W. Firestone
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780761905554

ISBN 10:   0761905553
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   03 July 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword - Pamela Cantor Introduction PART ONE: GENERAL APPROACH The Self and Antiself Suicidal Signs and Suicide Prevention Inwardness - Personality Traits That Predispose Suicide Brief Review of Psychodynamic and Cognitive Approaches to Suicide The Epidemiology of Suicide and Brief History of Methods for Assessing Risk Suicide among Adolescents Suicide among Older People PART TWO: INDIRECT SUICIDE Microsuicide The Relationship between Guilt and the Suicidal Process Regression Precipitated by Positive Circumstances PART THREE: THEORY OF DEFENSE FORMATION The Voice Process and the Fantasy Bond Couple and Family Relationships PART FOUR: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT Identification of the Suicidal Individual The Development of the Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts Treatment Strategies and Malpractice Issues Voice Therapy Methodology in the Treatment of the Suicidal Patient PART FIVE: CONCLUSION Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Suicide and Summary

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