Chapter 1: Suicide in Definition and History
Chapter 2 : The Architecture of Suicide: Core Models Explained
Chapter 3 : Clues and Measures: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, and Tools
Chapter 4 : Roots of Vulnerability
Chapter 5 : Turning Points: Triggers Across a Life
Chapter 6 : Suicidal Schemas: Narrative Pathways of Risk
Chapter 7 : Crisis at the Core: Acute Suicidal States
Chapter 8 : After the Storm: Suicide, Attempts, and Their Aftermath
Chapter 9 : Support as Prevention: Working Together in Suicide Care
Chapter 10 : Making Meaning: Bringing It All Together
Biography
Matias Gay is a suicidology researcher, clinician, and educator whose work advances narrative identity, acute risk assessment, and compassionate, person-centred suicide prevention.
“In Suicide: The Basics, the author, Matias Gay, presents his roadmap to some basics on suicide. The word basics in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is defined as central, essential, fundamental, important, principal; but also, as elementary. This book is ‘consistently useful to newcomers’ (beginners/learners). It is not for the veteran suicidologists; it is rather written for those who aspire to become an expert in suicide prevention. It will launch your journey to help you understand suicide and life better, to help in suicide prevention and life promotion, and to reflect on yourself.”
Antoon A. Leenaars, PhD, Psychologist; Founding/First Editor-in-Chief, Archives of Suicide Research
“Suicide: The Basics is a compelling and insightful work. Matias Gay offers a thoughtful exploration of suicide prevention, presenting the subject with clarity, depth, and compassion. Drawing on his extensive experience as both a researcher and clinician, he captures the core of effective suicide prevention, empathy. This text skillfully integrates theory and practice, serving as an essential educational resource for those who wish to prevent and learn more about suicidal behavior.”
Igor Galynker, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
