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The "I" of the storm : understanding the suicidal mind /

"We cannot explain why people kill themselves. There are no necessary or sufficient causes for suicide, so rather than explaining suicide (looking for causes), perhaps we can understand suicide, at least in one individual, a phenomenological approach.This book begins by examining the diaries fr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lester, David, 1942- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Berlin, Germany]: De Gruyter Open, [2014]
Colección:Psychology
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • The study of personal documents by those who died by suicide
  • The use of computer programs for analyzing suicide texts
  • Katie's diary
  • Cesare Pavese
  • Arthur Inman
  • Jim's diary
  • A suicide in academia
  • The diary of Kenneth Williams
  • Wallace Baker
  • Bobby Sands
  • The study of genuine and simulated notes
  • Suicide notes from attempted and completed suicides
  • Differences by gender, age and other variables
  • Protest suicide in Korean students and laborers
  • Studies of poems
  • Studies of letters
  • A blog from a murder-suicide
  • The final words of a suicide
  • Twitter postings in the 24 hours prior to suicide
  • Interviews with attempted suicides
  • Bereavement after suicide: a study of memorials on the internet
  • Conclusions: What have we learned?