Understanding suicidal behaviour

By Noel Sheehy, Rory O'Connor

Subjects: Sociological aspects, Prevention, Moral and ethical aspects, Depression, Zelfmoord, Assisted suicide, Suicidal behavior, Suicide, Psychotic Disorders

Description: Aims to demistify suicide and to show that suicidal behaviour is not necessarily abnormal. Written in jargon-free style and from a theoretically eclectic position, this text critically examines the social and intellectual origins of the view that suicide is abnormal and requires medical treatment.