Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind is a uniquely intensive psychological analysis of a suicidal mind. In this poignant scientific study, Edwin S. Shneidman, a founder of the field of suicidology, assembles an extraordinary cast of eight renowned experts to analyze the suicidal materials, including a ten-page suicide note, given to him by a distraught mother looking for insights into her son’s tragic death.The psychological autopsy centers on the interviews conducted by Shneidman with Arthur’s mother, father, brother, sister, best friend, ex-wife, girlfriend, psychotherapist, and attending physician.