{"product_id":"night-falls-fast-understanding-suicide-paperback","title":"Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKay Redfield Jamison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCritical reading for parents, educators, and anyone wanting to understand the tragic epidemic of suicide--\"a powerful book [that] will change people's lives--and, doubtless, save a few\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first major book in a quarter century on suicide--and its terrible pull on the young in particular--\u003ci\u003eNight Falls Fast\u003c\/i\u003e is tragically timely: suicide has become one of the most common killers of Americans between the ages of fifteen and forty-five. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of the best-selling memoir, \u003ci\u003eAn Unquiet Mind\u003c\/i\u003e--and an internationally acknowledged authority on depression--Dr. Jamison has also known suicide firsthand: after years of struggling with manic-depression, she tried at age twenty-eight to kill herself. Weaving together a historical and scientific exploration of the subject with personal essays on individual suicides, she brings not only her remarkable compassion and literary skill but also all of her knowledge and research to bear on this devastating problem. This is a book that helps us to understand the suicidal mind, to recognize and come to the aid of those at risk, and to comprehend the profound effects on those left behind.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the best-selling memoir An Unquiet Mind, comes the first major book in a quarter century on suicide, and its terrible pull on the young in particular. Night Falls Fast is tragically timely: suicide has become one of the most common killers of Americans between the ages of fifteen and forty-five. \u003cbr\u003eAn internationally acknowledged authority on depressive illnesses, Dr. Jamison has also known suicide firsthand: after years of struggling with manic-depression, she tried at age twenty-eight to kill herself. Weaving together a historical and scientific exploration of the subject with personal essays on individual suicides, she brings not only her remarkable compassion and literary skill but also all of her knowledge and research to bear on this devastating problem. This is a book that helps us to understand the suicidal mind, to recognize and come to the aid of those at risk, and to comprehend the profound effects on those left behind. It is critical reading for parents, educators, and anyone wanting to understand this tragic epidemic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKAY REDFIELD JAMISON\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of psychiatry at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as well as an honorary professor of English at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She is the author of the national best sellers \u003ci\u003eAn Unquiet Mind, Night Falls Fast, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTouched with Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. She is coauthor of the standard medical text on manic-depressive illness and author or coauthor of more than one hundred scientific papers about mood disorders, creativity, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Jamison, the recipient of numerous national and international scientific awards, is a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.05 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725593088063,"sku":"9780375701474","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/15078b49d641324878ee277c1259cd90.webp?v=1765107176","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/night-falls-fast-understanding-suicide-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}