Touched by Suicide - by Michael F Myers & Carla Fine (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Bringing together original research and heartfelt advice, "Touched by Suicide" addresses this emotional topic in a unique way. Though previous authors have written books with a theoretical or diagnostic approach, Myers and Fine have created a truly realistic, personal work regarding suicide and its aftermath.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Whether you are struggling with fresh grief at a loved one's death by suicide or your loss happened years ago, you should know that you are not alone. 5 million Americans are affected--directly or indirectly--by this tragedy each year. And it sends us on a lifelong search for answers, both to the practical questions and the deepest question of all: Why? In this definitive guide book, Michael F. Myers, MD, a leading psychiatrist, and Carla Fine, author of the acclaimed <b>No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One</b>, combine their perspectives as a physician and a survivor to offer compassionate and practical advice to anyone affected by suicide.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Michael F. Myers</b> is the director of the Marital Therapy Clinic at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver, BC, and clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine. He graduated in medicine from the University of Western Ontario in 1966 and did residencies at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, Wayne State University (Detroit General Hospital), and the University of British Columbia. Since completing his residency training in 1973, he has taught half-time and been in private practice half-time. He is board certified in psychiatry by both the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.Dr. Myers is the author of 6 books: <i>Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss </i>(with Carla Fine); <i>The Handbook of Physician Health</i> (with Larry Goldman, MD, and Leah Dickstein, MD); <i>Intimate Relationships in Medical School: How to Make Them Work</i>; <i>How's Your Marriage? A Book for Men and Women</i>; <i>Doctors' Marriages: A Look at the Problems and Their Solutions</i>; and <i>Men and Divorce</i>. His publications also include more than 100 articles, book chapters, and book reviews, and 8 videotapes covering a range of topics: marital therapy, men and reproductive technology, divorce, health concerns of medical students, psychiatric illness in physicians and their loved ones, boundary crossing in the doctor-patient relationship, suicide, sexual assault of women and men, AIDS, the stigma of illness, and gender issues in training and medical practice. <p/><b>Carla Fine </b>is the author of the books<i>, Married to Medicine: An Intimate Portrait of Doctors' Wives</i> and <i>Barron's Guide to Foreign Medical Schools</i>. She has written articles for <i>Cosmopolitan</i>, <i>Woman's Day</i>, and <i>Omni</i>, and has appeared on national television programs, as well as on many local TV and radio shows around the country. She lives in New York City.
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