Suicide and the inner voice : risk assessment, treatment, and case management

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Suicide and the inner voice : risk assessment, treatment, and case management

Robert W. Firestone

Sage Publications, c1997

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-314) and indexes

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Dr. Firestone provides the reader with this understanding first by building his book around the sound theoretical framework and psychotherapeutic methodology he and his colleagues painstakingly developed. The theoretical framework offers a unique perspective not only on suicide, but also on other self-destructive, potentially life-threatening (microsuicidal) behaviors and lifestyles. Further, many case histories are detailed and provide depth of emotional reality to the theory. Suicide among all walks of life is explored, with the author illuminating the risks among different age, race, and gender groups. In exploring this theory of defense formation, Dr. Firestone goes into detail about the makeup of our internal negative voice processes and the family and social relationships that contribute to their development. Sections relating to assessment, treatment, and voice therapy methodology are especially helpful to practitioners interested in making progress in the treatment of at-risk individuals. Addressing a somber and serious issue in todayAEs society, Suicide and the Inner Voice sheds light on the internal thought processes often involved in suicide. This volume will be insightful reading for psychotherapists, clinical/counseling psychologists, and social workers.

Table of Contents

Foreword - Pamela Cantor Introduction PART ONE: GENERAL APPROACH The Self and Antiself Suicidal Signs and Suicide Prevention Inwardness - Personality Traits That Predispose Suicide Brief Review of Psychodynamic and Cognitive Approaches to Suicide The Epidemiology of Suicide and Brief History of Methods for Assessing Risk Suicide among Adolescents Suicide among Older People PART TWO: INDIRECT SUICIDE Microsuicide The Relationship between Guilt and the Suicidal Process Regression Precipitated by Positive Circumstances PART THREE: THEORY OF DEFENSE FORMATION The Voice Process and the Fantasy Bond Couple and Family Relationships PART FOUR: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT Identification of the Suicidal Individual The Development of the Firestone Assessment of Self-Destructive Thoughts Treatment Strategies and Malpractice Issues Voice Therapy Methodology in the Treatment of the Suicidal Patient PART FIVE: CONCLUSION Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Suicide and Summary

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