Reading to Stay Alive: Tolstoy, Hopkins and the Dilemma of Existence

by Christopher Dowrick

The book begins with rich descriptions of the experience of despair, drawn from real life case studies from the author's clinical practice, and a review of current evidence of suicide prevalence, risk and protective factors. A review of theories about suicide highlights two contemporary explanatory models: Integrated Motivational-Volitional (IMV) model, with focus on perceptions of defeat and entrapment; and Interpersonal Theory (IPT), with focus...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 183999181X
• ISBN13: 9781839991813
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"