Suicide category: 248 books

Suicide never only affects the person that committed it. It affects everyone and the person too. But many suicidal thoughts can be prevented if the warning signs are recognized and proper action is taken. The steps below are for someone who is already having what is called: "Suicidal Ideation". This...

Written by a U.S. Army Infantry soldier, Uncomfortably Numb is an unflinching look at the issues of active military & veteran suicide from the military perspective. This direct, intense work tells hard truths; and leaves out everything people think they know about life after war.

Your spouse, child, parent, friend, or another person close to you has recently committed suicide. What can you do to make yourself get through each day? It will still be hard, but there are some things you can do to help yourself, in the short run and the long term. Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

Failure to properly adhere to a medical regimen may place patients at risk for suicidal behaviors, according to the authors of this ebook. A considerable number of research studies in this review point to suicidal ideation and self-injurious actions as a result of non-compliance with medication usage....

Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind is a uniquely intensive psychological analysis of a suicidal mind. In this poignant 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...

Beachy Head is a bit of quintessential England–a seaside promontory where green pastures roll to the edge of chalk cliffs, a place of sheep and wind and ineffable beauty. But it is also a major landmark on the map of self-inflicted death. Since 1965, some five hundred people have ended their lives...

For much of his thirties, Jesse Bering thought he was probably going to kill himself. He was a successful psychologist and writer, with books to his name and bylines in major magazines. But none of that mattered. The impulse to take his own life remained. At times it felt all but inescapable.   Bering...

This book is unique. Written as a journal, it is an honest and intimate revelation of one woman's ability to cope with the unexpected suicide of her teenage son. Tom was a deep-thinking and creative young man, and an active Christian. How can a young Christian commit suicide? How...

To support U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) efforts to create a unified, comprehensive strategic plan for suicide prevention research, a RAND study cataloged studies funded by DoD and other entities, examined whether current research maps to DoD’s strategic research needs, and provided recommendations...

Blessed with uncommon wit and natural good looks, armed with degrees from Brown and Duke, and engaged to a wealthy investor, Maysie Campbell seemed to have everything going for her. However, her outwardly faultless appearance and professional success masked deep inner turmoil. Her death by suicide...

What is the meaning of life? Why do people commit suicide? What is the best solution to fear and conflict? How to find balance in life between our spiritual and material needs? These are the questions that the book aims to answer. Based on the personal experience of the author and his life in different...

Vernon Slovin was a legend—one of the best swimmers in his home country of South Africa, and for a time in the world. He prided himself on being the best—in sports, business, and life. He had it all, a big home, athletic prestige, fancy clothes and cars, and a beautiful wife and family. Everything...

A poem that depicts the fight and survival of depression, as well as how it drives a person to do such a thing that would change their life forever. The poem also shows the reality of suicide and explains why a person might think it is their only option.

Celebrated transsexual trailblazer Kate Bornstein has, with more humor and spunk than any other, ushered us into a world of limitless possibility through a daring re-envisionment of the gender system as we know it. Here, Bornstein bravely and wittily shares personal and unorthodox methods of survival...