01723 a2200253 4500 1583910115 20250317100406.0 250312041999GB eng 9781583910115 Taylor & Francis GBP 51.99 BB 01 eng MKMT thema MMJT bic PSY028000 bisac PSY036000 bisac 616.858445 bisac Antoon A. Leenaars Lives and Deaths Selections from the Works of Edwin S. Shneidman 1 Oxford Routledge 19990701 448 p Edwin S. Shneidman is recognized as the central figure in the field of suicidology. His writings have taught countless psychologists and other health professionals about the complexity of suicide, death and bereavement. This collection of his writings spans the entirety of his career and offers a unique insight into the development of his thinking. The material is broken down into five parts: Psychological Assessment, Logic, Melville and Murray, Suicide, and Death and each section includes an introduction by the editor. Lives and Deaths is a vital resource for those in suicidology and related fields, allowing the reader to sample a variety of selections from Shneidman's work in one compact volume. The book is ideal for classroom use by upper level undergraduates and graduate students in the history of suicidology or as a supplemental text in a general suicidology course. It is also of interest to clinicians treating high-risk patients as well as a more general audience including psychologists, social workers, crisis counselors and suicide prevention specialists. 1776 1776