Dariusz Galasinski is Visiting Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland.Justyna Ziólkowska is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland.

In Discursive Constructions of the Suicidal Process, Dariusz Galasinski and Justyna Ziólkowska offer a compelling and innovative linguistic/discursive analytical approach to understanding the complexities of suicide and its prevention. Drawing on over 600 suicide notes, as well as 65 semi-structured interviews with attempt survivors, the book critically interrogates ideas and assumptions about the ‘suicidal process’ and experiences of suicidality in an engaging and productive way.

• 1. Introduction2. Conflict of Discourses3. Agency in Suicidal Process4. Suicide Activities5. Killing Oneself6. Future7. Multimodality of Suicide8. ConclusionReferences

Dariusz Galasinski is Visiting Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland.Justyna Ziólkowska is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland.

In Discursive Constructions of the Suicidal Process, Dariusz Galasinski and Justyna Ziólkowska offer a compelling and innovative linguistic/discursive analytical approach to understanding the complexities of suicide and its prevention. Drawing on over 600 suicide notes, as well as 65 semi-structured interviews with attempt survivors, the book critically interrogates ideas and assumptions about the ‘suicidal process’ and experiences of suicidality in an engaging and productive way.

• 1. Introduction2. Conflict of Discourses3. Agency in Suicidal Process4. Suicide Activities5. Killing Oneself6. Future7. Multimodality of Suicide8. ConclusionReferences

Dariusz Galasinski is Visiting Professor at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland.Justyna Ziólkowska is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology in the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland.

In Discursive Constructions of the Suicidal Process, Dariusz Galasinski and Justyna Ziólkowska offer a compelling and innovative linguistic/discursive analytical approach to understanding the complexities of suicide and its prevention. Drawing on over 600 suicide notes, as well as 65 semi-structured interviews with attempt survivors, the book critically interrogates ideas and assumptions about the ‘suicidal process’ and experiences of suicidality in an engaging and productive way.

• 1. Introduction2. Conflict of Discourses3. Agency in Suicidal Process4. Suicide Activities5. Killing Oneself6. Future7. Multimodality of Suicide8. ConclusionReferences