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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Barrat, James (Psychologist), author.
Title: Facing suicide: understanding why people kill themselves and how we can stop them / James Barrat.
Description: 1 edition. | New York: Avery, Penguin Random House LLC, [2024] | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2023045896 (print) | LCCN 2023045897 (ebook) | ISBN 9780593539156 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780593539163 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Suicide—Psychological aspects. | Suicidal behavior. | Suicidal behavior—Risk factors. | Suicide—Prevention. Classification: LCC RC569.B377 2024 (print) | LCC RC569 (ebook) | DDC 362.28—dc23/eng/20240408
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023045896LC
Ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2023045897
Ebook ISBN 9780593539163
Cover design: Rachel Wui
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Book design by Patrice Sheridan, adapted for ebook by Kelly Brennan
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If you are thinking about suicide or if you or someone you know is in emotional crisis, please call or text 988 at any time to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for confidential, free crisis support.
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