A sadly troubled history: the meanings of suicide in the modern age
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Weaver, John C. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Montréal [Que.] McGill-Queen's University Press c2009 (2010)
Schriftenreihe:McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society 33
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:FAW01
FAW02
Volltext
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Suicide as a gauge for the times : the nineteenth century -- Epistemic communities and the suicide problem : the twentieth century -- Bearings on a temporal compass : rates, seasons, cohorts, and motives -- Work and troubles : men and motives -- Sorrows and burdens : women and motives -- What becomes of the broken-hearted? : intentions, decisions, and acts -- Managing mental crises : psychiatry and suicidal patients
More people die by suicide each year than by homicide, wars, and terrorist attacks combined. Witnesses and survivors are left perplexed and troubled. Doctors, clinical psychologists, and social workers try to deal with it through their professional routines; sociologists and psychiatrists attempt to provide theoretical explanations of it
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 447 p.)
ISBN:0773576827
1282867261
9780773535138
9780773576827
9781282867260

Es ist kein Print-Exemplar vorhanden.

Fernleihe Bestellen Achtung: Nicht im THWS-Bestand! Volltext öffnen