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" Autopsy of a suicidal mind / "
Edwin S. Shneidman
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BL
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712224
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b534413
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| Main Entry
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Shneidman, Edwin S
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| Title & Author
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Autopsy of a suicidal mind /\ Edwin S. Shneidman
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2004
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xx, 177 pages ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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0195172736
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: 9780195172737
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index
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| Abstract
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"In this scientific study, Edwin S. Shneidman, a founder of the field of suicidology, assembles an extraordinary cast of eight renowned experts to analyze the suicidal materials, including a ten-page suicide note, given to him by a distraught mother looking for insights into her son's tragic death. The psychological autopsy centers on the interviews conducted by Shneidman with Arthur's mother, father, brother, sister, best friend, ex-wife, girlfriend, psychotherapist, and attending physician." "This book is the first of its kind and a remarkable contribution to the study of suicide. Mental health professionals, students of human nature, and persons whose lives have been touched by this merciless topic will be mesmerized and enlightened by this unique volume. An epistemological tour de force, it will speak to anyone who is concerned with human self-destruction."--Jacket
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Psychological autopsy
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Suicide, Case studies
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Suicide-- psychology, Case Reports
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| Dewey Classification
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616.85/844509
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| LC Classification
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RC569.S468 2004
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2004 D-181
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WM 165S558a 2004
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