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Book SynopsisSuicide is the third major killer of young people in the Western world, and in the closing decades of the twentieth century it reached epidemic proportions: around the world there has been a frightening surge in suicides committed by children, adolescents and young adults. Kay Redfield Jamison is herself a survivor of a nearly lethal suicide attempt which came after years of battling manic depression. Her survival marked the beginning of a life’s work to investigate mental illness and self-inflicted death, and she is now an internationally recognized authority on the depressive illnesses.
In Night Falls Fast Dr. Jamison dispels the silence and shame that surround the subject of suicide and provides a better understanding of the suicidal mind and a chance to recognize the person at risk. She brings to the book not only wide scientific knowledge and clinical experience but also great compassion. In tracing the network of reasons underlying the phenomenon, she give
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‘An important, moving and informative book’ Guardian
‘For anyone in any way connected with a potential suicide this book is essential reading: that means all of us’ The Times
‘This is a lyrical, beautifully argued, deep and deeply troubling book’ Evening Standard
‘A profound and impassioned book which will stand as the authoritative study of suicide for many years’ William Styron
