Perspectives on a Young Woman's Suicide

A Study of a Diary
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-63620-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 437 g

Perspectives on a Young Woman's Suicide is a unique and updated analysis of a diary left behind by "Katie," a young woman who took her own life.

By drawing on clinicians, researchers, survivors of suicide loss, and those closest to Katie, this book delves into common beliefs about why people die by suicide and into the internal worlds of those who do, as well as ethical and moral questions surrounding those deaths. Several contributors discuss Katie’s suicide from the perspective of recent theories of suicide, including Joiner’s interpersonal theory and Klonsky’s three-step theory. Two contributors who have lost a child to suicide look at Katie’s diary from their perspective, one of whom discusses whether it is truly possible to prevent suicide. Finally, Katie’s sister reveals her reactions to this project and her ex-boyfriend shares his account of her death.

This book is a vital addition to the library of any researcher, academic, or professional interested in suicide and suicide prevention.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gunn III, John F.

Lester, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Who is Katie? 3. Katie’s Diary: The First Month Commentaries; 4. The Complexity of Suicide: Exploring Katie’s Diary through a Bioecological Lens 5. Katie from the Perspective of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide 6. Using the Three-Step Theory of Suicide to Understand Katie’s Desire for Suicide 7. Understanding Katie’s Experiences from The Perspective of the Integrated Motivation Volitional Model of Suicidal Behavior 8. Katie’s Implicit Life Plan for the End of Summer: How Implicit Prospection May Influence the Course of Events 9. What is the Meaning Katie? Katie’s Diaries Read through a Meaning-making Lens 10. A Safe Place for Katie: A Gestalt Therapy Perspective on her Suicidal Experience 11. Writing to Remain: Two Diaries from Young Women Who Wrote to Survive 12. Why Are We So Bad at Preventing Suicide? Conclusions;13. From the Ashes of Suicide: A Life Repurposed 14. What Happened During Katie’s Last Few Days: Mark’s Account 15.Why Did Katie Die by Suicide?

Über Autor(innen)

John F. Gunn III, is Assistant Professor of psychology at Gwynedd Mercy University, and has examined suicide in a number of contexts, most notably examining theories of suicide across different populations.

David Lester, is Emeritus Professor of psychology at Stockton University, has published extensively on suicide, murder and other issues in thanatology, with over 50 books in the fields of suicide and thanatology.