Book Review – Comprehending Suicide: Landmarks in 20th Century Suicidology by E S Shneidman

This review discusses Edwin Shneidman’s book “Comprehending Suicide: Landmarks in 20th-Century Suicidology”. The reviewer commends Shneidman for composing a book that has information on a broad variety of disciplines that have studied suicide: history, literature, sociology, biology, psychiatry, psychology, & survivors of suicide. The reviewer notes that Shneidman’s greatest observation is that human kindness can alter environments enough to make a difference between living & dying in a suicidal individual. (AK)