Citation

Leenaars AA. Suicidol. Online 2010; 1: 5-18.

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(Copyright © 2010, The author(s), Publisher Medical University of Vienna, Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy)

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Abstract

Edwin S. Shneidman (DOB: 1918-05-13; DOD: 2009-05-25) is a father of contemporary suicidology. His work reflected the intensive study of suicide. His contributions on suicide are some of the essential studies in the field. The works on suicide can be divided into five parts: Definitional and Theoretical, Suicide Notes, Administrative and Programmatic, Clinical and Community, and Psychological Autopsy and Postvention. In this paper, not only are the selected works explicated, but also Dr. Shneidman’s writings are shared on each category, to allow reader to understand suicide and Edwin S. Shneidman better.

Copyright belongs to the Author(s). Suicidology Online (SOL) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal conforming to the Budapest Open Access Initiative.