C A Soper is a psychotherapist with particular experience in helping people with addiction problems and those dealing with the aftermath of suicide and other bereavements.   Born in London, he has degrees from University of Cambridge and University of London, and is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.  This book is based on doctoral research undertaken with University of Gloucestershire in England, which resulted in the award of a PhD. Soper lives and practices in Lisbon, Portugal.

• Introduction.- Reviewing the options: Noise, adaptation, by-product.- Suicide as a by-product of pain and human cognition.- Shiltons: Lat-line, anti-suicide defenses.- Common mental disorders (CMDS) as Shiltons.- Pain-type Krols: Frontline anti-suicide mechanisms.- Brain-type Krols: Restricting access to suicide idea.- Summary, conclusion, implications.

C A Soper is a psychotherapist with particular experience in helping people with addiction problems and those dealing with the aftermath of suicide and other bereavements.   Born in London, he has degrees from University of Cambridge and University of London, and is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.  This book is based on doctoral research undertaken with University of Gloucestershire in England, which resulted in the award of a PhD. Soper lives and practices in Lisbon, Portugal.

• Introduction.- Reviewing the options: Noise, adaptation, by-product.- Suicide as a by-product of pain and human cognition.- Shiltons: Lat-line, anti-suicide defenses.- Common mental disorders (CMDS) as Shiltons.- Pain-type Krols: Frontline anti-suicide mechanisms.- Brain-type Krols: Restricting access to suicide idea.- Summary, conclusion, implications.

C A Soper is a psychotherapist with particular experience in helping people with addiction problems and those dealing with the aftermath of suicide and other bereavements.   Born in London, he has degrees from University of Cambridge and University of London, and is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.  This book is based on doctoral research undertaken with University of Gloucestershire in England, which resulted in the award of a PhD. Soper lives and practices in Lisbon, Portugal.

• Introduction.- Reviewing the options: Noise, adaptation, by-product.- Suicide as a by-product of pain and human cognition.- Shiltons: Lat-line, anti-suicide defenses.- Common mental disorders (CMDS) as Shiltons.- Pain-type Krols: Frontline anti-suicide mechanisms.- Brain-type Krols: Restricting access to suicide idea.- Summary, conclusion, implications.