Why Suicide?

Questions and Answers about Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know (Revised, Updated)

By: Eric Marcus

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Paperback | 24 August 2010

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In our lifetimes 85 percent of us will have some up-close experience with the suicide of someone we know. And more than 20 percent of us will have a family member die by suicide. Journalist Eric Marcus knows this better than most people. In 1970, his father took his life at the age of 44. In 2008, his 49-year-old sister-in-law jumped to her death from a high-rise building.

In a completely revised and updated edition of the landmark original, Eric Marcus offers thoughtful answers to scores of questions about this complex, painful issue from how to recognize the signs of someone who is suicidal to strategies for coping in the aftermath of a loved one's death.

Drawing from his own experience, as well as interviews with people who have been touched by suicide, Eric Marcus cuts through the veil of silence and misunderstanding to bring clarity, reassurance, and comfort to those who so desperately need it.

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"A must-read book for anyone whose life has been touched by suicide. It's compassionate, informative, and heartfelt. Do yourself a favor and start the healing with this splendid book!" -- Dear Abby

"It would have been such a comfort to have read this book after I lost my husband Edgar to suicide." -- Joan Rivers

"This book is a must have." -- Surviving Suicide, a publication of the American Association of Suicidology

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Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
The Basics	p. 1
How?	p. 51
Teen/Youth Suicide	p. 58
Suicide and the Elderly	p. 72
Attempted Suicide	p. 83
Prevention and Treatment	p. 94
Surviving Suicide: Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know	p. 119
Appendix	p. 209
Selected Bibliography	p. 217
Index	p. 221
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Why Suicide?

Questions and Answers about Suicide, Suicide Prevention, and Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know (Revised, Updated)

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