Staring at the sun : overcoming the dread of death / Irvin D. Yalom.

By:

Yalom, Irvin D, 1931-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Piatkus, 2008.Description: x, 306 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780749928094 (hbk.) :

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DDC classification:

155.937 22

LOC classification:

BF789.D4

Summary: In this work, psychotherapist Irvin Yalom tackles our knowledge of death. He finds that 'death anxiety' is the price for our self-awareness and the root cause of many patients' fears, stressors and depression. He goes on to explain how we can cope with our foreknowledge of death.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

In this work, psychotherapist Irvin Yalom tackles our knowledge of death. He finds that 'death anxiety' is the price for our self-awareness and the root cause of many patients' fears, stressors and depression. He goes on to explain how we can cope with our foreknowledge of death.

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