ABSTRACT

First published in 1996. The complexities of suicide are examined from the developmental viewpoint. The text includes appropriate case studies, and three research studies, which were conducted especially for this work.

chapter 1|39 pages

Suicide Then and Now

chapter 3|22 pages

Suicide in Childhood

chapter 4|26 pages

Suicide in Adolescence

chapter 5|20 pages

Suicide in Young Adulthood

chapter 6|28 pages

Suicide in Middle Adulthood

chapter 7|28 pages

Suicide Among the Elderly

chapter 8|39 pages

Suicide Prevention and Postvention

chapter 9|32 pages

Approaches for Treating Suicidal People

chapter 10|23 pages

Contemporary Issues in Suicide

chapter |9 pages

Afterword