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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784504403321

Autore

Lukas Christopher

Titolo

Silent grief [[electronic resource] ] : living in the wake of suicide / / Christopher Lukas and Henry M. Seiden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007

ISBN

1-281-10575-9

9786611105754

1-84642-610-3

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SeidenHenry M. <1940->

Disciplina

362.28/30973

Soggetti

Suicide - United States

Bereavement - United States - Psychological aspects

Suicide victims - Family relationships - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; What Survivors Say; Preface to the Revised Edition; Part One - The Short Term: "What's Happening to Me?"; Introduction: Lukas's Story; 1 What Happens to the Survivor After Someone Commits Suicide; 2 Emotional Reactions to Suicide; 3 A Family's Story; Part Two - The Long Run: "What's Going to Happen to Me?"; 4 The Bargain: A Deal We Make with Life; 5 Bargains: The Long Good-bye; 6 Bargains: Scapegoating; 7 Bargains: "I Am Guilty;  I Am a Victim"; 8 Bargains: Cutting Off; 9 Bargains: A Miscellany; 10 The Saddest Bargain: "Because You Died, I'll Die"

11 The Grand Bargain: Silence12 Reactions to an Adolescent's Suicide; Part Three - Giving Help and Getting Help: Listening and Talking; 13 Responding; 14 Giving Help by Listening; 15 Getting Help by Talking; 16 Talking with Children; 17 Living with Suicide: Some Stories About Responding; Epilogue-Lukas's Story: A Personal Summary; Notes; Appendix: Where to Find Self-Help Groups; Bibliography and Further Reading; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

Silent Grief is a book for and about &ldquo;suicide survivors&rdquo; &ndash; those who have been left behind by the suicide of a friend or loved one. Author Christopher Lukas is a suicide survivor himself



&ndash; several members of his family have taken their own lives &ndash; and the book draws on his own experiences, as well as those of numerous other suicide survivors. These personal testimonies are combined with the professional expertise of Henry M. Seiden, a psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist. The authors present information on common experiences of bereavement, grief reacti