| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 209 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Series in death, dying, and bereavement |
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Series in death, dying, and bereavement.
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Katie's Diary; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction: The Study of Personal Documents; Katie; Chapter 2 Who Is Katie?; Chapter 3 The Diary: The Last Month; Commentaries; Chapter 4 Why Did You Kill Yourself, Katie? Questions and Reflections on a Young Woman's Suicide; Chapter 5 What Was She Trying to Say? A Linguistic Analysis of Katie's Diaries; Chapter 6 Thoughts of Katie: A Cognitive Perspective; Chapter 7 Katie: A Protocol Analysis of Her Diary; Chapter 8 The Ophelia Complex |
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Chapter 9 A Psychospiritual Approach for Understanding Heartand Soul: Katie's Yearning for Well-Being AmidstChaos and ConfusionChapter 10 Not Waving but Drowning: A Jungian Perspective on Katie; Chapter 11 Separation Theory and Voice Therapy Methodology Applied to the Treatment of Katie: A Diary-Based Retrospective Case Conceptualization and Treatment Approach; Conclusions; Chapter 12 Final Thoughts: Did Writing a Diary Help or Harm Katie?; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
Katie's Diary is a unique analysis of the diary left behind by a young woman who has committed suicide. As compared to suicide notes, which are typically brief, Katie's diary consists of five separate books, an opportunity to look into the mind of a suicide from a source of data that is extraordinarily rare.Commenting on the diary are professionals in the fields of suicidology, linguistics, women's studies, Jungian analysis and voice therapy, among others. Suicidal themes that prevail in her writing are discussed, as well as potential treatment methods in the hopes tha |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Katie, -1995.
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| SUBJECT |
Katie, -1995 |
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Katie, -1995 fast |
| Subject |
Suicide.
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Suicide victims -- Diaries
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Suicide -- psychology
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Suicide
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suicides.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Suicide.
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Suicide
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Suicide victims
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Diaries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lester, David, 1942-
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| ISBN |
0203504739 |
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9780203504734 |
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9781135951740 |
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1135951748 |
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9781135951696 |
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1135951691 |
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9781135951733 |
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113595173X |
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9780415935005 |
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0415935008 |
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128017711X |
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9781280177118 |
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