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Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicide (Vintage) (Paperback)

by Kay Redfield Jamison (Author)

4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: Vintage Books; 1st Vintage Books Ed edition (3 May 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0375701478
ISBN-13: 978-0375701474
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 208,419 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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A study of the growing epidemic of suicide among young people draws on the author's firsthand battle with severe manic-depression and attempted suicide to reveal the psychological, medical, and biological aspects of self-inflicted death.

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5.0 out of 5 stars There is no better book to help you understand..., 22 Jul 2004

By	K. S. Culling "Katy Sara Culling" (Derby/Oxford, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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...help you understand your self, or help you understand a suicidal person you care about.

Although medical professionals may read it, it is a book for anyone and easy to comprehend and feel emotional about.

I know a lot about suicide. It's a subject I have studied for all the wrong reasons since I was a kid. It nearly killed me.

I first read Dr K.R.Jamison's book when I was extremely ill, and it made me feel understood. It opened my eyes about some of my depressed thinking, just long enough to hesitate and live. It also brought home to me, the consequences of taking my life. It didn't always stop me trying to kill myself, but it mostly did. It certainly put me off some of the more gruesome ways to end life.

This book covers dark topics, it has to. It is difficult to read about peoples' pain, and frightening for all. But the book itself reads easily and informs absolutely. I recommend it highly.

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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Into the jaw's of death, and out again..., 9 Mar 2002

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I first started to read this book whilst in the middle of a depressive episode, it was not a good idea. The book is quite hard to focus on unless you are 100%.
Having said that once I was better, I found the book sensative, informative and knowledgable. Unlike other book's it provide's clear and concise statistical data on the risk's of suicide, and accounts of those who have survived a suicide attempt and those who have died as a result. The types and methods used, and phsyco-analytical information.
The book examines the suicidal mind, and provides history showing that this is not a modern disease. No stone is left unturned.
For those who have survided a suicide attempt themselve's, you will find your self laughing, weeping and empathising as only a true surviour could.
To learn your own mind is a virtue - I would highly recomend this book - especially to all suicide survivours.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A superb overview of a taboo subject written with clarity, 17 Feb 2001

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Kay Redfield Jamison's own experiences with bipolar disorder and attempted suicide have led her to this excellent, intelligent and compassionate study of a normally taboo subject. Written in a very literate way with great poetry, don't be put off by the subject. Get a hard dose of reality written in a gripping and profound style. Wow.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book about suicide and manic-depression
Full of informatiom, everything you need to know about Manic Depression. Easy reading. Very impressed with this book.

Published on 15 Jun 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars listen to what she has to say
Once again Doctor J. has written something that speaks straight to my heart. Iam a manic depressive and been tempted by suicide many times but still I never realized that my... Read more

Published on 21 Oct 1999

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