Understanding Suicide's Allure: Steps to Save Lives by Healing Psychological Scars
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Understanding Suicide's Allure: Steps to Save Lives by Healing Psychological Scars
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Overview
Suicide has been a taboo topic in Western culture. The mere mention of suicide sparks reactive responses that include medical, moral, spiritual, and religious debates. As a result, the authors open an important discussion here, offering an honest and non-judgmental examination of the many aspects involved in the nature of suicide, explaining that above all, people need to learn how to support those struggling with suicidal thoughts or to intercept their own suicidal thinking. The book also includes an extensive review and evaluation of the many available mental health treatments.
Special consideration is given to military suicides. U.S. soldier suicides exceed one per day and continue to rise in all military branches, while veteran suicide rates are even higher, averaging 17 per day. Communities, families, veterans, and service members are in need of tools and insights for coping with, navigating, and exposing the suicidal attitudes affecting many current and former members of the military.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781440862540 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publication date: | 01/13/2021 |
| Pages: | 360 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.55(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.05(d) |
About the Author
Linda Riebel, PhD, is on the faculty of Saybrook University and conducted a psychotherapy practice in San Francisco and Berkeley for 25 years, specializing in eating disorders, anxiety, and depression.
Debbie Joffe Ellis, PhD, is on the adjunct faculty at Columbia University Teachers College.
Daryl S. Paulson, PhD, is a decorated Vietnam combat veteran, a counselor specializing in trauma-associated disorders, and president/CEO of BioScience Laboratories, Inc.
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
To the Reader xiii
When the Crisis Is Global: Coronavirus and PTSD xv
Section I The Allure of Suicide 1
Chapter 1 Who Is Attracted by the Allure of Suicide? 3
Chapter 2 Suicide Is Complicated 10
Chapter 3 The Pioneer of Suicidology and What He Found 16
Chapter 4 Suicide among Minorities 21
Chapter 5 The Most Beautiful Alluring Demon I Have Ever Known 28
Those Who Survived: William Styron 34
Chapter 6 Dreams, Nightmares, and Suicide 36
Chapter 7 Mental Illness and Suicide 42
Chapter 8 Teenage Suicides 48
Chapter 9 Physician-Assisted Suicide 52
Those Who Survived: Colin Wilson 57
Section II Suicide in the Military 59
Chapter 10 Daryl Paulson's Story 61
Chapter 11 Hard-Earned Insights from Combat Experience 67
Chapter 12 The Parking Lot Suicides 73
Chapter 13 An Integrative Treatment of PTSD 77
Those Who Survived: Jimmy Stewart 84
Section III Sexual Assault and Suicide 85
Chapter 14 Two Cases of Sexual Assault 87
Chapter 15 Sexual Assault Can Lead to Suicide 93
Chapter 16 Sexual Assault in Churches and Faith Groups 98
Chapter 17 Sexual Assault in the Military 104
Section IV Bullying 109
Chapter 18 How Bruno Was Bullied to Death 111
Chapter 19 Bullying and the Vulnerable 115
Chapter 20 Bullies, Victims, and Bystanders 120
Chapter 21 Preventing Bullying 126
Section V Depression, Anxiety, and PTSD 131
Chapter 22 The Three Dangers 133
Chapter 23 Treating Depression 139
Chapter 24 Deconstructing Anxiety: A New Way of Dealing with Suicidality 143
Chapter 25 Evaluating Treatments for PTSD 150
Those Who Survived: Bobby Grey 156
Section VI Other Groups at Risk 159
Chapter 26 Suicide on the Land: The Farmer's Dilemma 161
Chapter 27 Spirit Sickness and Soul Loss 166
Chapter 28 Suicide among Indigenous Peoples 171
Chapter 29 Children, the Elderly, and the Sleep-Deprived 176
Section VII How Professionals Understand Suicide 181
Chapter 30 Two Views of Suicide from Evolutionary Psychology 183
Chapter 31 Suicide as a Public Health Issue 186
Chapter 32 The Archetypes of Suicide 191
Chapter 33 Why Mythology Is Personal u 196
Chapter 34 The Psychophysiology of Suicide 202
Chapter 35 The Rational Emotive Approach to Suicidal Thoughts 206
Chapter 36 Beyond the Personal Self: Transpersonal Models 213
Chapter 37 Systems Approaches to Understanding Suicide 219
Those Who Survived: Maria 224
Section VIII Prevention 227
Chapter 38 Preventing Suicide 229
Chapter 39 REBT and Suicide Prevention 234
Chapter 40 Resilience Training and Suicide Prevention: Did It Work? 240
Chapter 41 Skills for Self-Regulation 246
Chapter 42 Building a Better Teenage Brain 250
Chapter 43 Preventing Suicide behind Bars 258
Chapter 44 Spirituality as a Path away from Suicide 262
Those Who Survived: The Sister Who Lived 267
Section IX Healing 269
Chapter 45 Achieving Self-Empowerment 271
Chapter 46 Deal with PTSD Nightmares First 275
Chapter 47 Nightmare Dream Revision and Lucid Dreaming 282
Chapter 48 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing 287
Chapter 49 Narrative Exposure Therapy 292
Chapter 50 Time Perspective Therapy 296
Chapter 51 How TPT Saved Jamie from PTSD 300
Chapter 52 Nature's Gift 305
Chapter 53 Psychedelics Old and New 310
Chapter 54 Vine of the Spirits 316
Those Who Survived: Saved by the Vine 322
Section X Turning the Tide 323
Chapter 55 Turning the Tide 325
Index 335
What People are Saying About This
“Understanding Suicide's Allure is an excellent new resource for dealing with this tragic human dilemma. Krippner and colleagues bring their considerable collective wisdom to an accessibly written volume backed by research and clinical experience. It clearly describes approaches ranging from Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and PTSD nightmare rescripting to physiologic relaxation procedures and relevant medications. This book will be equally helpful for clinicians and for suicidal individuals and their families. Highly recommend!”
"Suicide is one of the most shocking events on the canvas of human existence. It often comes as a surprise not just to loved ones, but to healthcare professionals as well. In Understanding Suicide's Allure, Krippner and colleagues disclose the known facts surrounding suicide, which are substantial—and which, if acknowledged, could greatly diminish the frequency of this tragic event. Understanding Suicide's Allure is a landmark book in our understanding of suicide and will be of inestimable value to professionals and laypersons alike. This remarkable book is, in short, a lifesaver."
"Engaging, insightful, and crucially important, Understanding Suicide's Allure is Stanley Krippner and his co-authors at their very best. Their combined decades of research and profound expertise in the human condition deepen our understanding of this difficult and nuanced topic."