After Suicide: Help for the bereaved

Complete Title: After Suicide: Help for the bereaved
Author: Dr Sheila Clark

A valuable book which will be of great support and assistance to those who are bereaved through the tragedy of suicide.

It shows practical commonsense and careful guidelines to help people find their way through this time. This book would be of great value to general practitioners and all those who may be involved in providing support and care for bereaved people following a suicide. This book provides an important and clear framework of understanding, both from the earliest time after suicide and subsequently. It is an excellent resource for both those who have suffered and those who would support them.

Chapters include:

• Why did my loved one take their life?
• Why didn’t I see it coming?
• It is possible to survive!
• Why don’t others grieve as I do?
• How do I work through my grief?
• Understanding your emotions – shock, disbelief, guilt, fear, anger, loss of trust...
• A wasted life? Creating purpose – turning loss into gain
• Self care – health care
• You are not alone – some facts about suicide
• Resource list

$21.95