Rethinking Suicide: Why Prevention Fails, and How We Can Do Better 9780190050634, 9780190050658, 9780197577882, 0190050632

An examination of how suicide prevention efforts largely fail due to the mistaken assumption that greater mental health

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Table of contents :
cover
Half Title
Rethinking Suicide
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
1. On the Merits of Productive Stupidity
2. The 90% Statistic
3. Balance Beams and Suicide-​Risk Screening
4. Performance Escapes and Catastrophes
5. Marshmallows and Braking Systems
6. Handwashing and Changing the Status Quo
7. Seat Belts and Second Chances
8. Creating Lives Worth Living
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Rethinking Suicide: Why Prevention Fails, and How We Can Do Better
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