Suicide and Predicament
"Suicide and Predicament: Life is a Predicament" takes a broad view of suicide. It argues that a large proportion of people who suicide do not have a mental disorder, and therefore it is essential to know about the predicaments of people. The book draws on sociology and takes issue with th...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bentham Science Publishers
2010
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| Collection: | Directory of Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Suicide and Predicament: Life is a Predicament" takes a broad view of suicide. It argues that a large proportion of people who suicide do not have a mental disorder, and therefore it is essential to know about the predicaments of people. The book draws on sociology and takes issue with the medicalization of distress and suicide. It discusses genetics and draws attention to the importance of alcohol in suicide. It takes as examples, 127 suicide cases found in public record. Unique features of the ebook include 1) predicament model, 2) pathways model, 3) typology of suicide, and 4) prevention initiatives. |
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| Item Description: | Creative Commons (cc), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (169 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781608057054 9781608051694 97816080516941100101 |