Joseph H. Baskin's Blog

Need some help understanding suicide? I use my life's work as a psychiatrist to blog on the subject regularly.

Read my full feature on prevention at this link.

Curl up with the story of Archie, a psychiatrist who has been charged to guide a family through the post suicide shock. But when Archie's left five million dollars by the deceased, he'll have to dodge suspicion from the townsfolk and attempts on his own life.

Stanford researchers find warming temperatures could increase suicide rates across the U.S. and Mexico.

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"He probably thought of you like a game warden in the safari. For his family. You know, an expert who can guide them through the jungle of post suicide feelings." -- Exit Strategy

"One of the more difficult aspects of working with the attempted suicide is allaying the real fears of family members and well wishers. Helping them understand the role of hospitalization, the nature of risk, and coping with the aftershocks of the attempt are all part of the treatment of the individual himself."

Trying to understand suicide?
More of my writing on the subject can be found at this link.

My newest novel, EXIT STRATEGY is available on Amazon.

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Excited to announce that I'm writing for Psychology Today. Please enjoy my first installment, "Corrections Psychiatry: Needles in a Haystack. Identifying treatable mentally ill detainees" at this link.

Read the full feature at this link.

The first reviews for EXIT STRATEGY are in! Enjoying the book? I would be grateful if you left a review on Amazon or here on Goodreads.