Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind

by Edwin S. Shneidman

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Shneidman (U. of California at Los Angeles) examines the case of an individual suicide, bringing together interviews with his family and friends, involved professionals, and ""consultations"" with other psychiatrists specializing in suicide in order to conduct a post-mortem ""autopsy"" of the psychological state that led to the young man's death. Annot

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Edwin S. Shneidman

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Edwin S. Shneidman is Professor of Thanatology Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and founder of the American Association of Suicidology.

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Genres: Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 616.85 — Applied science & technology Medicine & health Diseases, Allergies, Skin Conditions Nervous Disorders: Autism, Anorexia, OCD Miscellaneous
LCC: RC569 .S468 — Medicine Internal medicine Internal medicine Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Psychiatry Psychopathology Personality disorders. Behavior problems
BISAC: PSY PSYCHOLOGY Suicide

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