
Night Falls Fast
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An internationally acknowledged authority on depressive illnesses, Dr. Jamison has also known suicide firsthand: after years of struggling with manic-depression, she tried at age twenty-eight to kill herself. Weaving together a historical and scientific exploration of the subject with personal essays on individual suicides, she brings not only her remarkable compassion and literary skill but also all of her knowledge and research to bear on this devastating problem. This is a book that helps us to understand the suicidal mind, to recognize and come to the aid of those at risk, and to comprehend the profound effects on those left behind. It is critical reading for parents, educators, and anyone wanting to understand this tragic epidemic.
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- Intro
- Other Books by This Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Prologue
- I - Buried Above Ground: An Introduction to Suicide
- 1 Death Lies Near at Hand: History and Overview
- 2 To Measure the Heart's Turbulence: Definitions and Magnitudes
- Essay: This Life, This Death
- II - Just Hope Has Gone: Psychology and Psychopathology
- 3 Take Off the Amber, Put Out the Lamp: The Psychology of Suicide
- 4 The Burden of Despair: Psychopathology and Suicide
- 5 What Matters It, If Rope or Garter: Methods and Places
- Essay: The Lion Enclosure
- III - Pangs of Nature, Taints of Blood: The Biology of Suicide
- 6 A Plunge into Deep Waters: Genetic and Evolutionary Perspectives
- 7 Death-Blood: Neurobiology and Neuropathology
- Essay: The Colouring to Events: The Death of Meriwether Lewis
- IV - Building Against Death: Prevention of Suicide
- 8 Modest Magical Qualities: Treatment and Prevention
- 9 As a Society: The Public Health
- 10 A Half-Stitched Scar: Those Left Behind
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Resources for Information About Suicide, Mental Illness, and Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- A Note About the Author
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