Year: 1968 Source: New York: Crowell, Collier and Macmillan, 1968. p.390-396 SIEC No: 19830138

This brief article reviews psychological aspects of suicide including characteristics of the suicidal person, predictors of lethal behavior, psychological theories of suicide, contributing factors & countersuicidal controls. The article also briefly focuses on the impact of suicide on survivors. (KSD)