Why suicide? : questions and answers about suicide, suicide prevention, and coping with the suicide of someone you know

Marcus, Eric. (Author).

Summary: Millions of people are affected by the suicide or attempted suicide of a loved one every year. Eric Marcus offers honest, straightforward answers to all of the haunting questions that plague those who are left behind. Without moral judgment, Why Suicide? answers the questions readers have about this complex and painful issue.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062003911
ISBN: 0062003917
Physical Description: print
xiii, 226 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: Revised and updated edition
Publisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, ©2010.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published: New York: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Basics -- How? -- Teen/youth suicide -- Suicide and the elderly -- Attempted suicide -- Prevention and treatment -- Surviving suicide: coping with the suicide of someone you know -- Appendix -- Selected bibliography -- Index.