Working in the Dark: Understanding the pre-suicide state of mind

Synopsis

Introduction -- Attitudes About Suicide Over The Ages -- Suicide And Mental Illness -- Psychoanalytic Interest In Suicide -- The Core Complex -- Suicide Fantasies And The Pre-suicide State Of Mind -- How Learning From The Patient Generates Theory -- The Role Of The Father In A Pre-suicide State -- Pre-suicide States In Adolescence -- Implications For The Professional -- Self-mutilation -- A Patient's Account Conclusion. Donald Campbell And Rob Hale.