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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.Edition: rev. edDescription: 220 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781843108474 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.28/30973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV6548.U5 L85 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Lukas's story -- What happens to the survivor after someone commits suicide -- Emotional reactions to suicide -- A family's story -- The bargain : a deal we make with life -- Bargains : the long good-bye -- Bargains : scapegoating -- Bargains : "I am guilty; I am a victim." -- Bargains : cutting off -- Bargains : a miscellany -- The saddest bargain : "because you died, I'll die." -- The grand bargain : silence -- Reactions to an adolescent's suicide -- Responding -- Giving help by listening -- Getting help by talking -- Talking with children -- Living with suicide : some stories about responding -- Epilogue: Lukas's story : a personal summary.
Item type: Books

Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-216) and index.

Introduction: Lukas's story -- What happens to the survivor after someone commits suicide -- Emotional reactions to suicide -- A family's story -- The bargain : a deal we make with life -- Bargains : the long good-bye -- Bargains : scapegoating -- Bargains : "I am guilty; I am a victim." -- Bargains : cutting off -- Bargains : a miscellany -- The saddest bargain : "because you died, I'll die." -- The grand bargain : silence -- Reactions to an adolescent's suicide -- Responding -- Giving help by listening -- Getting help by talking -- Talking with children -- Living with suicide : some stories about responding -- Epilogue: Lukas's story : a personal summary.