Suicide category: 248 books

This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over thirty-four years of dealing with suicidal adolescents. It aims not to replace other forms of therapy but to augment the therapist’s own therapeutic style. The book...

When thirteen-year-old Celeste began to shine as a competitive swimmer, her jealous teammates tormented her so relentlessly she began to lose her sense of self worth and love of her sport. In the course of an ordeal that was to last from junior high to her senior year in high school, she became the victim...

Filling a tremendous need, this highly practical book adapts the proven techniques of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to treatment of multiproblem adolescents at highest risk for suicidal behavior and self-injury. The authors are master clinicians who take the reader step by step through understanding...

Improve Your Counseling Skills With "A comprehensive Guide to Crisis Counselling"  A short guide with a structured, systematic approach to counselling, including tips to help you make the most of each session.  For free material on the counselling process and other helpful topics,...

"I thought you are stuck at the Railway Station. But I am foolish. Now I see, you are deep in forests, deeper still in the spirit of humanity, blossoming through your hidden divinity. You are indeed, connected with all of us. Your Art touches our souls, because you pour inner vision, inner light...

On a chilly autumn morning in 1983, during a relaxing escape to the Canadian Rockies, Patricia Van Tighem and her husband were attacked by a grizzly bear. Although they survived, their ordeal was just beginning. For years Van Tighem endured numerous surgeries as doctors attempted to reconstruct her...

In this truly comprehensive guide, Dr. D'Onofrio approaches the topic of how first-responders, such as teachers, coaches, social workers, guidance counselors, and campus health counselors, can and do treat adolescent self-injury. From examinations of the core social and emotional issues related to...

Thinking about ending it all? Know someone who might be? You or they better read this first.

Individuals suffering from psychiatric or substance use disorders sometimes display any one of a number of frightening behaviors: verbal outbursts, physical threats and even violence. In this comprehensive guidebook, Ellis Amdur walks professionals working in inpatient and residential settings through...

We’re all living on the edge. Life is tough. Bad things happen. To us. To those we love and care about. We wonder what's coming next. We're scared, anxious, angry, and sad. We try, but never feel good enough, smart enough, or attractive enough. We wear masks. We try to fit in....

"Jessica Teich's understanding of trauma is the infallible authority upon which her tale rests. But the delicacy and nuance with which she renders this story is that of a poet." --MERYL STREEP Jessica Teich was among the first wave of women to expose Hollywood's culture of harassment...

Penny thought she could run away from her sad feelings.  But long surpressed emotions, amplified by a perception of unworthiness, finallly erupted with such power she found herself in the throes of depression.  This true story of triumph over adversity is entertaining, insightful and full...

Investigación transdisciplinar del fenómeno suicida, da continuidad al texto Fenómeno suicida: un acercamiento transdiciplinar publicado en el 2015. Reúne diversas experiencias, avances e informes de investigación desarrolladas a partir del trabajo investigativo, interinstitucional y transdisciplinar...

When a relationship with someone we love is filled with challenges, comes to an end, or fails to fulfill our dreams, we embark on a fragile journey that tests our fears, our future, and even our own sense of self. The intensity of our emotions in the swirling aftermath can sometimes bring more questions...