Phenomenology of Suicide: Unlocking the Suicidal Mind
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 331947975X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The awareness that it fosters and the innovative perspectives that it presents will appeal to a wide readership.. The vital importance of empathy is stressed, drawing attention to the insights offered by neuroimaging studies and the role of mirror neurons in social cognition. It is widely acknowledged that when a clinician meets a person who wants to die by suicide, the clinician does not fully understand what is going on inside the mind of that individual. This book will help the reader to understand the suicidal mind from a phenomenological point of view, shedding light on the feelings of suicidal individuals and also those of
From the Back CoverThis book will help the reader to understand the suicidal mind from a phenomenological point of view, shedding light on the feelings of suicidal individuals and also those of clinicians. The vital importance of empathy is stressed, drawing attention to the insights offered by neuroimaging studies and the role of mirror neurons in social cognition.It is widely acknowledged that when a clinician meets a person who wants to die by suicide, the clinician does not fully understand what is going on inside the mind of that individual. The awareness that it fosters and the innovative perspectives that it presents will appeal to a wide readership. This book recognizes that any
He has co-edited ten international books on suicide, including Evidence-Based Practice in Suicidology (Hogrefe & Huberr) and Suicide in the Words of Suicidologists (Nova). Dr. Maurizio Pompili is particularly active in collaborations with the Italian Ministry of Health and Italian Health Institute. Maurizio Pompili, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor o