The Inman Diary: Some Reflections (IN: Treatment of Suicidal People, ed. by A. A. Leenaars et al)

Arthur Inman completed suicide at the age of 68. He left 200 boxes of his typed diary to the Harvard Library; these were subsequently edited into a 2-volume work by Daniel Aaron. In this opening chapter of the book, “Treatment of Suicidal People”, Dr. Shneidman reflects upon the value of the Inman diary to suicidologists & thanatologists. He provides a chronological list of Inman’s entries on death & suicide. A comment by Dr. John Maltsberger on treatment issues concludes the chapter.