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Suicide and the Irish / Michael J. Kelleher.

By: Kelleher, Michael J., M Phil, MD.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Cork : Mercier Press, 1996Description: 140 p. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 1856351491.Subject(s): Suicide -- Ireland | Suicidal behaviour -- Ireland | Suicide victims -- IrelandDDC classification: 362.2809417
Contents:
Introduction -- The rise in suicide -- Religion and suicide -- Suicide and family life -- Adolescent stress and youth suicide -- Suicide and mental illness -- Social determinants of suicidal behaviour -- The fate of self-poisoners -- The response of family and friends -- Prevention at national level -- Helping the suicidal -- The morality of suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia -- The suicide of Pat Tierney.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 362.2809417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00179185
General Lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 362.2809417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00010438
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Suicide is usually a hidden, lonely act frequently chosen by people who are ill. Irrational or psychotic suicides are comparatively rare. Attitudes to suicide are changing, with a growing public understanding about its causes and effects.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-129) and index.

Introduction -- The rise in suicide -- Religion and suicide -- Suicide and family life -- Adolescent stress and youth suicide -- Suicide and mental illness -- Social determinants of suicidal behaviour -- The fate of self-poisoners -- The response of family and friends -- Prevention at national level -- Helping the suicidal -- The morality of suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia -- The suicide of Pat Tierney.

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