Special Scar The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide

Name: Special Scar The Experiences of People Bereaved by Suicide
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ISBN: 9780415220279

ISBN-10: 0415220270

ISBN-13: 9780415220279

Edition: 2nd 2001

Authors: Alison Wertheimer, Colin Murray Parkes

List price: $41.95

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In a society where suicide is often viewed with fear or disapproval, it can be difficult for those personally affected by a suicide death to come to terms with their loss and seek help and support.A Special Scarlooks in detail at the stigma surrounding suicide and offers practical help for survivors, relatives and friends of people who have taken their own life. Fifty bereaved people tell their own stories, showing us that, by not hiding the truth from themselves and others, they have been able to learn to live with the suicide, offering hope to others facing this traumatic loss. This new, revised edition includes new material on individual and group work with survivors of suicide. The new…

Book details

List price: $41.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 7/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

James S. Hans is Associate Professor of English at Wake Forest University. His previous books are "The Play of the World "and "Imitation and the Image of Man. "He has also published numerous essays on modern and contemporary American literature and contemporary literary theory and Continental philosophy.



Foreword




Introduction


Suicide: An Introduction


Survivors of Suicide



Aspects of Suicide Bereavement


Meeting the Survivors


When the Suicide Happens


Looking Back


Why Did it Happen?


The Search For Understanding


The Inquest


Funerals


Facing Suicide as a Family


The Impact of Suicide on Individual Family Members


Facing the World


Looking for Support


Facing the Feelings


Finding a Way Through


Meeting the Needs of Survivors


Groups for People Bereaved by Suicide


Counselling People Bereaved by Suicide


Relevant Organisations


The People Interviewed for the Book