Citation

Lester D, Goldney RD. New Ideas Psychol. 1997; 15(1): 97-103.

Affiliation

Center for the Study of Suicide, Blackwood, NJ 08012, USA; Adelaide Clinic, 33 Park Terrace, Gilberton, South Australia, 5081, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

Suicidal behavior is viewed from an ethological perspective, first as an innate releasing mechanism and then as a fixed action pattern. Finally, the concept of conservation-withdrawal is suggested as a possible mediator between the experience of external stressors and suicidal behavior. The implications of this analysis are discussed.