Myths about Suicide

by Thomas E. Joiner

Book Overview

Around the world, more than a million people die by suicide each year. Yet many of us know very little about a tragedy that may strike our own loved ones--and much of what we think we know is wrong. This clear and powerful book dismantles myth after myth to bring compassionate and accurate understanding of a massive international killer.

Drawing on a fascinating array of clinical cases, media reports, literary works, and scientific studies,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674061985
• ISBN13: 9780674061989
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.3"