Table of Contents

PART I: Giving Voice to Partners
1. The Inspiration for this Book: A Psychotherapy Session Like No Other
2. Suffering the Trauma of The Attempt: “It Put Nearly Ten Years on My Life”
3. Adjusting in the Wake of the Attempt: “It Shifted the Whole World on Its Axis”
4. The Legacy of the Attempt: “It Never Goes Away”

PART II: Impact and Recovery for Partners
5. Setting the Scene: What We Know About Attempted Suicide and Its Impact on Others
6. Charting the Transformative Impact on Partners
7. Offering a New Pathway of Care for Partners and Significant Others

Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Dr Francis McGivern is a counselling psychologist chartered by the Psychological Society of Ireland. He works both in the public sector within a Higher Education Institute as well as running a small private practice. He has over 20 years’ experience providing psychotherapy to adults and adolescents.