Description

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Different types of studies—historical, psychosocial, theoretical, and case studies—which seek to delve into analyzing and finding solutions for the multiple motivations that lead to suicide make up this illuminating book. Its collaborators, all of them dedicated to a different discipline and committed to the study and confrontation of the problem of suicide, seek to understand it and learn how to respond to it in an opportune, professional, and serious manner. With the authors’ help and the studies they present, readers will learn how to better face suicide, whether in their own lives or while trying to help their loved ones.

Diferentes tipos de estudios—históricos, psicosociales, teóricos y de caso—que buscan profundizar en el análisis y solución de las múltiples motivaciones que alientan el suicidio componen este iluminante libro. Los colaboradores del mismo, todos ellos dedicados a disciplinas distintas y comprometidos al estudio y enfrentamiento del problema del suicidio, buscan comprenderlo y saber cómo responderle de manera oportuna, profesional y seria. Con la ayuda de los autores y los estudios que éstos exponen, el lector sabrá cómo mejor enfrentarse al suicidio, ya sea en su propia vida o intentando ayudar a sus seres queridos.

About the Author

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Luz de Lourdes Eguiluz is a professor and a member of the Mexican Council on Family Therapy, as well as a founding member of the Mexican Association for the Study of Suicide. Martha Hermelinda Córdova is a professor of psychology. José Carlos Rosales is a professor of psychology and one of the leaders of a project dedicated to the detection of suicidal behavior in university students.