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1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xi
5. 1 Losing a Patient to Suicide and What It Means for a Young Doctor 1
6. 2 First Lessons in Reducing Suicide 17
7. 3 Emotional Stress Affects Brain Function 37
8. 4 The Brain and Suicide 57
9. 5 Problems of Communication in Medical Consultation 81
10. Box: Theories to Explain Suicide 93
11. 6 Suicide Is Not an Illness 103
12. 7 The Fragile Sense of Who We Are 123
13. 8 Personal Vulnerabilities and Suicide 139
14. 9 A Think Tank of Concerned Therapists 161
15. 10 Translating Acquired Knowledge Into a New Therapy 181
16. 11 Now What Does This All Mean for Suicide Prevention? 207
17. 12 A Special Concern: Young People 223
18. 13 For Health Professionals: It’s About the Person in the Patient 249
19. Appendix 1. Suicide Is Not a Rational Action: ASSIP Handout for Patients 275
20. Appendix 2. Questionnaire: Learning Objectives 281
21. Appendix 3. What to Do If You Are Concerned About Someone 287
22. Appendix 4. Resources 291
23. Notes 297
24. Bibliography 325
25. Index 333