Myths about Suicide - Contents

Myths about Suicide

(Extracts)

by Prof. Thomas Joiner

Copyright President and Fellows of Harvard College 2010, 2011

Harvard University Press

Contents (Extracts)

Introduction: Our Most Basic Terror and Our Most Tragic Thoughts

The Suicidal Mind (Extracts)

Suicide's an Easy Escape, One that Cowards Use

Suicide is an Act of Anger, Aggression, or Revenge

Suicide is Selfish, a Way to Show Excessive Self-Love

Suicide is a Form of Self-Mastery

Most People Who Die by Suicide Don't Make Future Plans

People Often Die by Suicide "on a Whim"

You Can Tell Who Will Die by Suicide from their Appearance

You'd Have to Be Out of Your Mind to Die by Suicide

Prof. Thomas Joiner is Distinguished Research Professor and Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology at Florida State University and author of Why People Die by Suicide (Harvard).

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