Suicide and Pastoral Care
Reflects on the many dimensions of suicide, drawing especially on the author's personal experience as the mother of an 18-year old son who committed suicide. Notes the stigma of suicide, the various types and reasons for suicide, and the variety of reactions of suicide survivors. Views survivin...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1989
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| In: |
The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1989, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 199-208 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Reflects on the many dimensions of suicide, drawing especially on the author's personal experience as the mother of an 18-year old son who committed suicide. Notes the stigma of suicide, the various types and reasons for suicide, and the variety of reactions of suicide survivors. Views surviving the suicide of a loved one as an instance of compounded grief and as a root experience requiring wise and sensitive pastoral care. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234098904300302 |