The Cry for Help:

by Norman L. Farberow

This work pertains to suicide as a major mental problem.

398 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1965

Reviews

[Robert Bogue]

One of the things that people often say about those who attempt suicide is that it’s just a cry for help. While this isn’t true – every attempt should be taken seriously – The Cry for Help covers suicide attempts and death by suicide as it was known in 1965. It was a time of serious condemnation for those who attempted or died by suicide. Society was even quicker to blame parents, siblings, and spouses for a death by suicide – or an attempt – than today.

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