"I Don't Want to Die"
A New Look at Suicide Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention
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Suicide is the most preventable cause of death I know.
That is why I have spent my over forty years as a clinical social worker and mental health program administrator studying, researching, and learning as much as could about this issue.
I have used this knowledge and experience to develop a unique model of suicide assessment, intervention, and prevention. My original techniques focus on content and process, which combine to de-mystify the subject of suicide.
Throughout the book, real life case examples from my own years of practice and that of others are used to illustrate a variety of concepts and principles. This includes the “when, where, and how” and how often a person feels suicidal, how persistent those feelings are, and when they tend to occur. This information tells me a lot about the level of risk and leads to asking how a person feels about their suicidal feelings.
Are they comfortable with them?
Do the feelings frighten them?
The answers to these and other questions help to determine risk.
When it comes to understanding suicide and suicide prevention, there is no right or wrong answer to these questions or any of the others presented in the book. But no matter what the situation may be, we must ponder the answers as we try our best to deal with the issue of someone contemplating the act of taking their own life.
Lucyna Czarnota-Dolliver, M.D.
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I Don’t Want to Die is written in a user-friendly style for professionals and laypersons and offers a unique approach that focuses on both content as well as process when assessing risk. The book is geared for anyone who works in the field of mental health as well as countless others seeking help for a vulnerable loved one or friend who may be showing suicidal tendencies.
I Don't Want to Die is soon available for purchase on Amazon and other online bookstores.