Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind is a uniquely intensive psychological analysis of a Suicidal mind.
An epistemological tour de force , it will speak to anyone who is concerned with human self-destruction..
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.
This book is the first of its kind and a remarkable contribution to the study of suicide.
Each of the eight experts offers a unique perspective on Arthur\'s tragic fate, and the sum of their conclusions constitutes an extraordinary psychological autopsy.
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Maltsberger, Ronald Maris, David Rudd, and Avery D.
Farberow, John T.
Litman, Jerome Motto, Norman L.
To gain some understanding of this man\'s intense psychological pain and to examine what may have been done to save his tortured life, Shneidman approached the top suicide experts in the country to analyze the note and interviews: Morton Silverman, Robert E.
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.
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.
In this poignant scientific study, Edwin S.
Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind is a uniquely intensive psychological analysis of a Suicidal mind
