{"product_id":"why-people-die-by-suicide-9780674025493","title":"Why People Die by Suicide","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of a suicide, the most troubling questions are invariably the most difficult to answer: How could we have known? What could we have done? And always, unremittingly: Why? Written by a clinical psychologist whose own life has been touched by suicide, this book offers the clearest account ever given of why some people choose to die. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on extensive clinical and epidemiological evidence, as well as personal experience, Thomas Joiner brings a comprehensive understanding to seemingly incomprehensible behavior. Among the many people who have considered, attempted, or died by suicide, he finds three factors that mark those most at risk of death: the feeling of being a burden on loved ones; the sense of isolation; and, chillingly, the learned ability to hurt oneself. Joiner tests his theory against diverse facts taken from clinical anecdotes, history, literature, popular culture, anthropology, epidemiology, genetics, and neurobiology--facts about suicide rates among men and women; white and African-American men; anorexics, athletes, prostitutes, and physicians; members of cults, sports fans, and citizens of nations in crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is the most coherent and persuasive explanation ever given of why and how people overcome life's strongest instinct, self-preservation. Joiner's is a work that makes sense of the bewildering array of statistics and stories surrounding suicidal behavior; at the same time, it offers insight, guidance, and essential information to clinicians, scientists, and health practitioners, and to anyone whose life has been affected by suicide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoiner, Thomas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Thomas Joiner is Distinguished Research Professor and Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology at Florida State University.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523694629138,"sku":"9780674025493","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d2c89d2-9c5d-44bf-ae19-897974e2b6cc.jpg?v=1731162518","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-people-die-by-suicide-9780674025493","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}