EBOOK Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind

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 suicide note, given to him        by a distraught mother looking for insights into her son's tragic death. The        psychological autopsy centers on the interviews conducted by Shneidman with Arthur's        mother, father, brother, sister, best friend, ex-wife, girlfriend, psychotherapist,        and attending physician.To gain some understanding of this man's intense        psychological pain and to examine what may have been done to save his tortured life,        Shneidman approached the top suicide experts in the country to analyze the note and        interviews: Morton Silverman, Robert E. Litman, Jerome Motto, Norman L. Farberow,        John T. Maltsberger, Ronald Maris, David Rudd, and Avery D. Weisman. Each of the        eight experts offers a unique perspective on Arthur's tragic fate, and the sum of        their conclusions constitutes an extraordinary psychological autopsy.This book is        the first of its kind and a remarkable contribution to the study of suicide. Mental        health professionals, students of human nature, and persons whose lives have been        touched by this merciless topic will be mesmerized and enlightened by this unique        volume. An epistemological tour de force, it will speak to anyone who is concerned        with human self-destruction.