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Author:   Robert W. Firestone
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   SAGE Publications Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780761905547

ISBN 10:   0761905545
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 August 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

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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