First published in 1996. The complexities of suicide are examined from the developmental viewpoint. The text includes appropriate case studies, and three research studies, which were conducted especially for this work. Preface, Chapter 1. Suicide Then and Now, Chapter 2. Perspectives on the Nature and Causes of Suicide, Chapter 3. Suicide in Childhood, Chapter 4. Suicide in Adolescence, Chapter 5. Suicide in Young Adulthood, Chapter 6. Suicide in Middle Adulthood, Chapter 7. Suicide Among the Elderly, Chapter 8. Suicide Prevention and Postvention, Chapter 9. Approaches for Treating Suicidal People, Chapter 10. Contemporary Issues in Suicide, Afterword, References, Index