Category Archives: Death & Grief

Essays On Suicide And The Immortality Of The Soul

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

Matter, therefore, and spirit, are at bottom equally unknown, and we cannot determine what qualities inhere in the one or in the other. They likewise teach us that nothing can be decided concerning any cause or effect, and that experience … Continue reading →

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Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Death is never an easy subject for discussion and adults often struggle to find the right words when talking about it with children. This book explores children’s thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other … Continue reading →

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Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Distinctive Features (CBT Distinctive Features)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach designed particularly to treat the problems of chronically suicidal individuals with borderline personality disorder (BPD). The therapy articulates a series of principles that effectively guide clinicians in responding to suicidal and other … Continue reading →

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Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia (Live Questions in Ethics and Moral Philosophy)

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

As medical technology advances and severely injured or ill people can be kept alive and functioning long beyond what was previously medically possible, the debate surrounding the ethics of end-of-life care and quality-of-life issues has grown more urgent.In this lucid … Continue reading →

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Preventing Suicide: The Solution Focused Approach

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

The book looks at secondary suicide prevention (treatment for those thinking about suicide or who are actively suicidal) and is very practically focused. The first chapter reviews the prevention literature and discusses the healthier nation targets. The second chapter outlines … Continue reading →

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From Freedom Fighters to Terrorists

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

Women have participated in political violence throughout history. Yet women as active proponents and perpetrators of political violence and terrorism is not widely accepted. Viewed as being forced by partners, sexually abused or brainwashed, the possibility of political motives is … Continue reading →

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Suicide-Related Behaviour: Understanding, Caring and Therapeutic Responses

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

The book is an attempt to make sense of suicide related behaviour in terms of understanding its aetiology and how practitioners can respond in a caring and therapeutic manner. The last 30 years the data gathered has consistently indicated that … Continue reading →

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Pet Loss and Human Emotion, second edition: A Guide to Recovery

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

This updated edition of Pet Loss and Human Emotion is a step-by-step guide to leading clients through this special kind of grief. Includes resources and a section on pet loss and natural disasters. As society accepts that grieving over the … Continue reading →

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Family Therapy with Suicidal Adolescents

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

This book describes a blend of insight-oriented, behavioral, and strategic family therapy, which the author has developed over thirty-four years of dealing with suicidal adolescents. It aims not to replace other forms of therapy but to augment the therapist’s own … Continue reading →

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American Chestnut: The Life, Death, and Rebirth of a Perfect Tree

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

The American chestnut was one of America’s most common, valued, and beloved trees–a “perfect tree” that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine. But in the early twentieth century, an exotic plague swept through the chestnut forests with the force … Continue reading →

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