Working in the Dark focuses on the authors’ understanding of an individual’s pre-suicide state of mind, based on their work with many suicidal individuals, with special attention to those who attempted suicide while in treatment. The book explores how to listen to a suicidal individual’s history, the nature of their primary relationships and their conscious and unconscious communications.
Key Features
- Addresses the emotional impact on relatives and friends of those who attempt suicide.
- Offers advice on managing a suicide attempt and following up afterwards.
- Establishes key concepts such as suicide fantasy and pre-suicidal states in adolescents.
- Illustrates the pre-suicide state of mind through clinical vignettes and case studies.
- Includes reflections from those in recovery and discussions with professionals.
Additional Information
Working in the Dark will be of interest to social workers, probation officers, nurses, psychologists, counsellors, psychotherapists, psychoanalysts and doctors who work with those who have attempted suicide or are about to do so.
