Description
Book SynopsisThe focus of psychotherapy is on the individual and learning about the biological, psychological, and sociological contexts that have brought them to therapy. Based upon the work of Edwin Shneidman, the author provides detailed descriptions of his own work with suicidal children and adults from which other clinicians can benefit.
Trade Review"…this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding and work with suicidal clients." (Healthcare Counselling and Psycotherapy Jnl. Vol.4; No. 2, April 2004)
"...The volume is unique in its approach to the issue of suicide and development of empirically informed interventions..." (Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol.6, No.3, September 2004)
Table of ContentsAbout the Author.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part I: Understanding.
Chapter 1: Suicide.
Chapter 2: Suicide: A Multidimensional Malaise.
Chapter 3: Unconscious Processes.
Chapter 4: Cognition, Communication, and Suicide Notes.
Part II: Suicide Risk Assessment
Chapter 5: Clinical Evaluation of Suicide Risk.
Chapter 6: Thematic Guide for Suicide Prediction (TGSP).
Chapter 7: TGSP: Practice on Suicide Notes, Psychotherapy Protocols, and Poems.
Chapter 8: Sylvia Plath: A Protocol Analysis of Her Last Poems.
Chapter 9: Rick: A Suicide in a Young Adult.
Chapter 10: Scott: Suicide or Homicide?
Part III: Applications and Psychotherapy.
Chapter 11: Applications for Crisis Intervention with Highly Lethal Suicidal People.
Chapter 12: Applications for Psychotherapy with Suicidal People.
Chapter 13: Justin: A Suicide Attempt in a Four-Year-Old Boy.
Chapter 14: Jeff: A Youth’s Suicide.
Chapter 16: Susan: A Young Adult’s Isolation.
Chapter 17: Peter: An Adult’s Suicidal Pain.
Chapter 18: Joe: An Older Adult’s Suicidal Pain.
Chapter 19: Adjuncts to Psychotherapy: Medication, Hospitalization, and Environmental Control.
Part IV: Implications.
Chapter 20: This Is What I Have Learned.
Chapter 21: Ethical and Legal Issues.
Chapter 22: Munch, Dostoevsky, van Gogh, and a Little Bit of Melville.
References.
Index.
