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Talk of Alaska: Suicide and Silence

Remaining silent doesn’t do much to prevent suicide – yet it’s usually the first reaction of families when there is a death.And it’s the same for friends, and all too often for professional care providers.On the next “Talk of Alaska” a child psychiatrist tells what she learned from probing the secrets of her own mother’s death.Download Audio (MP3)HOST: Steve Heimel, APRNGUESTS:

  • Nancy Rappaport. Asst. Professor of Psychiatry. Harvard University. Author: "In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother’s Suicide.”