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Psychotherapy with Suicidal People: A Person-centred Approach
Antoon A. Leenaars
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Description for Psychotherapy with Suicidal People: A Person-centred Approach
Paperback. The focus of psychotherapy is on the individual and learning about the biological, psychological, and sociological contexts that have brought them to therapy. Based upon the work of Edwin Shneidman, the author provides detailed descriptions of his own work with suicidal children and adults from which other clinicians can benefit. Num Pages: 480 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: MJN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906.
Almost a million people die by suicide every year (WHO estimate)
The sheer numbers have made suicide prevention a major health target, but effective prevention is not straightforward. Suicide is a complex event, more complex than most of us imagine, calling for an equally complex response.
Psychotherapy with Suicidal People provides a multi-component approach, with rich clinical data including many case histories, to guide the reader. Based on decades of research from across the globe, Antoon A. Leenaars takes the reader into the mind of the suicidal person, from the young to the elderly, ... Read more
Almost a million people die by suicide every year (WHO estimate)
The sheer numbers have made suicide prevention a major health target, but effective prevention is not straightforward. Suicide is a complex event, more complex than most of us imagine, calling for an equally complex response.
Psychotherapy with Suicidal People provides a multi-component approach, with rich clinical data including many case histories, to guide the reader. Based on decades of research from across the globe, Antoon A. Leenaars takes the reader into the mind of the suicidal person, from the young to the elderly, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470863428
SKU
V9780470863428
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99-50
About Antoon A. Leenaars
Dr. Leenaars is a registered psychologist in private practice in Windsor, Canada, and is a member of the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and was a member of the Department of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands. He was the first Past President of the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention ... Read more
Reviews for Psychotherapy with Suicidal People: A Person-centred Approach
"…this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding and work with suicidal clients." (Healthcare Counselling and Psycotherapy Jnl. Vol.4; No. 2, April 2004) "...The volume is unique in its approach to the issue of suicide and development of empirically informed interventions..." (Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Vol.6, No.3, September 2004)