Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide
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Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
*A beautifully written, heartfelt response to the untolled epidemic of suicide* Suicide is the third biggest, swiftest killer of young people in the Western world, and in the closing decades of the twentieth century it reached epidemic proportions. Kay Redfield Jamison, herself a survivor of a suicide attempt, has written a sensitive and penetrating analysis of the phenomenon of young suicide. Combining a scientific exploration of its causes with moving case studies and cutting-edge clinical research, Night Falls Fast stands to become a classic account of one of the most devastating diseases of our time and an attempt to understand why it is so prevalent in societies which seem to have everything.
Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
*A beautifully written, heartfelt response to the untolled epidemic of suicide* Suicide is the third biggest, swiftest killer of young people in the Western world, and in the closing decades of the twentieth century it reached epidemic proportions. Kay Redfield Jamison, herself a survivor of a suicide attempt, has written a sensitive and penetrating analysis of the phenomenon of young suicide. Combining a scientific exploration of its causes with moving case studies and cutting-edge clinical research, Night Falls Fast stands to become a classic account of one of the most devastating diseases of our time and an attempt to understand why it is so prevalent in societies which seem to have everything.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.
Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
*A beautifully written, heartfelt response to the untolled epidemic of suicide* Suicide is the third biggest, swiftest killer of young people in the Western world, and in the closing decades of the twentieth century it reached epidemic proportions. Kay Redfield Jamison, herself a survivor of a suicide attempt, has written a sensitive and penetrating analysis of the phenomenon of young suicide. Combining a scientific exploration of its causes with moving case studies and cutting-edge clinical research, Night Falls Fast stands to become a classic account of one of the most devastating diseases of our time and an attempt to understand why it is so prevalent in societies which seem to have everything.
Author: Kay Redfield Jamison
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 448
*A beautifully written, heartfelt response to the untolled epidemic of suicide* Suicide is the third biggest, swiftest killer of young people in the Western world, and in the closing decades of the twentieth century it reached epidemic proportions. Kay Redfield Jamison, herself a survivor of a suicide attempt, has written a sensitive and penetrating analysis of the phenomenon of young suicide. Combining a scientific exploration of its causes with moving case studies and cutting-edge clinical research, Night Falls Fast stands to become a classic account of one of the most devastating diseases of our time and an attempt to understand why it is so prevalent in societies which seem to have everything.
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide