Year: 2010 Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v.40, no.5, (October 2010), p.476-491 SIEC No: 20101189

Shneidman is a father of contemporary suicidology. His work reflects the intensive study of lives lived & deaths, especially suicides, & is the mirror to his mind. His contributions can be represented by 5 categories: psychological assessment, logic, Melville & Murray, suicide, & death. His works on suicide can be further divided into 5 parts: definitional & theoretical; suicide notes; administrative & programmatic; clinical & community; & psychological autopsy & postvention. This article explicates selected works & shares Shneidman’s personal notes to allow the reader to understand one more unique individual’s life lived. (53 refs.) JA