{"product_id":"subtle-suicide-michael-a-church-9780313380662","title":"Subtle Suicide: Our Silent Epidemic of Ambivalence About Living","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume offers a description and analysis of subtle suicide--a psychological condition whose victims don't care if they live or die, and thus act in self-defeating, self-damaging ways.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver their extensive careers, psychotherapists Michael Church and Charles Brooks have developed the concept of \"subtle suicide,\" a development of risky behavior where the subject does not care if he\/she lives or dies. Now, in this urgent and informative new work, Church and Brooks present their findings on a condition that is often misdiagnosed as a symptom of addictive or mood disorders, when in fact subtle suicide the real underlying problem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on thousands of hours of sessions with real clients and filled with dramatic case studies, \u003ci\u003eSubtle Suicide: Our Silent Epidemic of Ambivalence about Living\u003c\/i\u003e will help professionals, families, and friends to realize when someone may be suffering from subtle suicide. The authors also provide a number of strategies for helping those exhibiting subtle suicidal behavior, including how to react to specific types of comments and how to avoid being pulled into the sufferer's emotional whirlpool.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael A. Church, Charles I. Brooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031338066X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313380662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2009 pg. 96","brand":"Michael A. Church","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054822813951,"sku":"9780313380662","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5f073702-3b21-4fdc-8c12-ab56a64db8ef.jpg?v=1685032201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/subtle-suicide-michael-a-church-9780313380662","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}