Year: 1988 Source: Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1988. 133p. SIEC No: 19970573

Each chapter in this book briefly presents the theory of human behavior proposed by the theorist, & discusses the specific way in which suicide is conceptualized in the theory & reviews reseach relevant to this conceptualization. The success of the theories is examined in the concluding chapter. Freud’s psychoanalytic theory, learning & social theory, Kelly’s personal construct theory, Adler’s individual psychology, & the theories of Rogers, Murray, Sheldon & Eysenck are included.