Out of this world : suicide examined / Antonia Murphy.

By:

Murphy, Antonia [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Karnac Books Ltd, 2017.Description: xx, 135 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9781782204879

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.28 MUR

Contents:

ch. One Why suicide? -- ch. Two Suicide and mental health -- ch. Three Suicide and self-harm -- ch. Four Myths, misrepresentations, and fallacies -- ch. Five The suicidal condition -- ch. Six The suicidal fantasy -- ch. Seven Working through -- ch. Eight Exploring the consequences -- ch. Nine Final thoughts.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	362.28 MUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100629980

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This book is intended for anyone with either an interest in suicide or suicidal behaviour. It is not aimed solely at the professional psychotherapist but at a broad range of professionals who encounter suicidal people in their work. It is also intended for those of us who have been touched by suicide personally. The book approaches suicide from the point of view of the suicidal state of mind and is intended to help us understand more about this condition. In its essence suicide is examined as a largely unconscious aggressive act having its roots in a perceived or real experience of thwarted childhood needs. The wounds of the suicidal person are often long held and deep. The suicidal person is pursued by haunting losses and the suicidal act comes from deep disturbance created by this and from the idea of death as an acting out of some form of suicidal fantasy. The quasi delusional and split quality of the act is examined - namely that suicide is both an act for and against the self.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: ch. One Why suicide? -- ch. Two Suicide and mental health -- ch. Three Suicide and self-harm -- ch. Four Myths, misrepresentations, and fallacies -- ch. Five The suicidal condition -- ch. Six The suicidal fantasy -- ch. Seven Working through -- ch. Eight Exploring the consequences -- ch. Nine Final thoughts.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Acknowledgements (p. ix)
About the Author (p. xi)
Introduction (p. xiii)
Chapter 1 Why suicide? (p. 1)
Chapter 2 Suicide and mental health (p. 17)
Chapter 3 Suicide and self-harm (p. 31)
Chapter 4 Myths, misrepresentations, and fallacies (p. 41)
Chapter 5 The suicidal condition (p. 55)
Chapter 6 The suicidal fantasy (p. 71)
Chapter 7 Working through (p. 85)
Chapter 8 Exploring the consequences (p. 103)
Chapter 9 Final thoughts (p. 115)
References (p. 127)
Index (p. 131)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Antonia Murphy is a psychotherapist and supervisor with over twenty-five years of clinical experience in the NHS, the third sector, and private practice. As well as her clinical work, Antonia managed the primary care counselling service in Derbyshire from 1998-2006, and was a founding director of CPC. Antonia works in private practice in Nottingham.