Thomas Joiner, PhD, is The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Joiner's work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior and related conditions. Author of over 475 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Joiner was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Residency Fellowship. He received the Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Shakow Award for Early Career Achievement from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Shneidman Award for excellence in suicide research from the American Association of Suicidology, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association, as well as research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Defense (DoD).

Joiner, currently the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida State University, in conjunction with selected colleages and coauthors has a very significant professional reputation for his work on the psychology of suicide. This book is of interest to many psychology students and psychology professionals working in the clinical, social, and forensic areas. Joiner's accessibility of writing style also should attract the reading public engrossed in similar areas. This same accessibility should pull in many philosophy students and professionals, especially those working in the existential areas focused on confronting the possibilities of death and suicide as foundations of being and life's meaning.

• Preface ; Section 1: Introductory Material ; Chapter 1 Murder-Suicide: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Initial Conceptualization ; Chapter 2 Understanding Murder ; Chapter 3 Understanding Suicide ; Chapter 4 Understanding Virtue ; Section 2: Understanding Murder-Suicide as a Perversion of Virtue ; Chapter 5 A Perversion of Mercy ; Chapter 6 A Perversion of Justice ; Chapter 7 A Perversion of Duty ; Chapter 8 A Perversion of Heroic Glory ; Chapter 9 The Neighboring But Distinct Categories of Perverting Self-Control and Fate ; Section 3: Implications and Conclusions ; Chapter 10 Prevention, Clinical, and Other Real-World Applications ; Chapter 11 Conclusion: Human Nature and the Perversion of Virtue ; Notes ; References ; Index

Thomas Joiner, PhD, is The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Joiner's work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior and related conditions. Author of over 475 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Joiner was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Residency Fellowship. He received the Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Shakow Award for Early Career Achievement from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Shneidman Award for excellence in suicide research from the American Association of Suicidology, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association, as well as research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Defense (DoD).

Joiner, currently the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida State University, in conjunction with selected colleages and coauthors has a very significant professional reputation for his work on the psychology of suicide. This book is of interest to many psychology students and psychology professionals working in the clinical, social, and forensic areas. Joiner's accessibility of writing style also should attract the reading public engrossed in similar areas. This same accessibility should pull in many philosophy students and professionals, especially those working in the existential areas focused on confronting the possibilities of death and suicide as foundations of being and life's meaning.

• Preface ; Section 1: Introductory Material ; Chapter 1 Murder-Suicide: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Initial Conceptualization ; Chapter 2 Understanding Murder ; Chapter 3 Understanding Suicide ; Chapter 4 Understanding Virtue ; Section 2: Understanding Murder-Suicide as a Perversion of Virtue ; Chapter 5 A Perversion of Mercy ; Chapter 6 A Perversion of Justice ; Chapter 7 A Perversion of Duty ; Chapter 8 A Perversion of Heroic Glory ; Chapter 9 The Neighboring But Distinct Categories of Perverting Self-Control and Fate ; Section 3: Implications and Conclusions ; Chapter 10 Prevention, Clinical, and Other Real-World Applications ; Chapter 11 Conclusion: Human Nature and the Perversion of Virtue ; Notes ; References ; Index

Thomas Joiner, PhD, is The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in the Department of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU), Tallahassee, Florida. Dr. Joiner's work is on the psychology, neurobiology, and treatment of suicidal behavior and related conditions. Author of over 475 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Joiner was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Residency Fellowship. He received the Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, the Shakow Award for Early Career Achievement from the Division of Clinical Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the Shneidman Award for excellence in suicide research from the American Association of Suicidology, and the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions from the American Psychological Association, as well as research grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, Department of Defense (DoD).

Joiner, currently the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida State University, in conjunction with selected colleages and coauthors has a very significant professional reputation for his work on the psychology of suicide. This book is of interest to many psychology students and psychology professionals working in the clinical, social, and forensic areas. Joiner's accessibility of writing style also should attract the reading public engrossed in similar areas. This same accessibility should pull in many philosophy students and professionals, especially those working in the existential areas focused on confronting the possibilities of death and suicide as foundations of being and life's meaning.

• Preface ; Section 1: Introductory Material ; Chapter 1 Murder-Suicide: Prevalence, Characteristics, and Initial Conceptualization ; Chapter 2 Understanding Murder ; Chapter 3 Understanding Suicide ; Chapter 4 Understanding Virtue ; Section 2: Understanding Murder-Suicide as a Perversion of Virtue ; Chapter 5 A Perversion of Mercy ; Chapter 6 A Perversion of Justice ; Chapter 7 A Perversion of Duty ; Chapter 8 A Perversion of Heroic Glory ; Chapter 9 The Neighboring But Distinct Categories of Perverting Self-Control and Fate ; Section 3: Implications and Conclusions ; Chapter 10 Prevention, Clinical, and Other Real-World Applications ; Chapter 11 Conclusion: Human Nature and the Perversion of Virtue ; Notes ; References ; Index