Suicide Across the Life Span: Premature ExitsTaylor & Francis, 1996 - 349 pages First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
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... Attitudes About Suicide 163 Summary 167 Chapter 7 Suicide Among the Elderly 169 Profile of Old Age 169 Today's Elderly Cohorts 172 The Statistical Picture 175 The Suicide Trajectory Applied to Elderly Suicide 181 The Special Case of ...
... Attitudes About Suicide 163 Summary 167 Chapter 7 Suicide Among the Elderly 169 Profile of Old Age 169 Today's Elderly Cohorts 172 The Statistical Picture 175 The Suicide Trajectory Applied to Elderly Suicide 181 The Special Case of ...
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Contents
Suicide Then and | 1 |
Toward a Definition of Suicide | 16 |
The Cohort Perspective | 28 |
Summary | 38 |
The Behavioral Perspective | 53 |
The Cognitive Perspective | 61 |
Suggested Additional Readings | 71 |
Chapter 4 | 90 |
Suicide in Middle Adulthood | 141 |
Suicide Among the Elderly | 169 |
Suicide Prevention and Postvention | 197 |
Approaches for Treating Suicidal People | 237 |
Contemporary Issues in Suicide | 269 |
Afterword | 293 |
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Suicide Across the Life Span: Premature Exits Judith M. Stillion,Eugene E. McDowell Limited preview - 1996 |
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