Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind
Contributors: Judy Collins (Foreword)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Oxford University Press
Published: January 30, 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780195172737
First sentence: Luckily for us, many important things in our lives happen serendipitously.
Description: "In this scientific study, Edwin S. 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. 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." "This book is the first of its kind and a remarkable contribution to the study of suicide. 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. An epistemological tour de force, it will speak to anyone who is concerned with human self-destruction."--Jacket.