In Myths About Suicide, Joiner explains why we have so many misconceptions about this heart-wrenching facet of human behavior. With better understanding, Joiner says, we can do a Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. Rather, he seeks to spread the truth about suicide while ‘leaving a healthy fear of it intact.’ In that way, many lives may be saved and much anguish averted. Joiner’s theory is that people desire suicide when they simultaneously hold these two psychological states in their minds for long enough: the perception that one is a burden and the sense that one does not belong. Threats of suicide, far from being idle, are often followed by serious attempts. People who are prevented once from killing themselves will not necessarily try again. The risk for suicide, Joiner argues, is partly genetic and is influenced by often agonizing mental disorders. .
Thomas E. Joiner has 16 books on Goodreads with ratings. Thomas E. Joiner's most popular book is Why People Die by Suicide. The interpersonal-psychological theory of suicidal behavior (Joiner, ) holds that an individual will die by suicide if he or she has both the desire for suicide and capability to act on that desire. According to the theory, suicidal desire results from the convergence of two interpersonal states . Moreover, Joiner and colleagues () have found that individuals with past suicide attempts experienced more serious forms of future suicidality, as compared to others who did not have a history of suicidality and, crucially, this association was not accounted for by other variables (e.g., mood disorder status, personality disorder status.
But such cliches often only spread myths Joiner doesn’t discuss the morality of killing oneself, nor how suicide can sometimes be a reasonable option. Rather, he seeks to spread the truth about suicide while ‘leaving a healthy fear of it intact.’ In that way, many lives may be saved and much anguish averted. There are many myths about suicide: that it's an act of selfishness, that it's cowardly, that it's just a cry for help. In Myths About Suicide, Thomas Joiner says much of what we assume is wrong. Review: Myths about Suicide User Review - Meg - A Bookish Affair - Goodreads. In this book, Joiner tackles several common myths associated with suicide. Some of the book was a little hard to digest for obvious reasons. Some of the myths that Joiner addresses are that prevention Read full review.
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