Citation

Chávez-Hernández AM, Leenaars AA. Salud Ment. (Mex) 2010; 33(4): 355-360.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Instituto Mexicano de Psiquiatria)

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Abstract

Edwin S. Shneidman (13-05-1918 - 15-05-2009) is known as the father of contemporary suicidology. His work reflects the intensive study of lives and deaths, especially suicides, and is the mirror to his mind. Few people, like doctor Edwin S. Shneidman, are vouchsafed the rare opportunity to create a new discipline, to name it, to shape it, to contribute to it, and most importantly, to catalyze other competent investigators to invest in it: suicidology. In his reflections, Shneidman does not know whether suicide was looking for him or he was looking for suicide. Part of his motivation on that day in 1949, when he discovered 100's of <

Language: es

Keywords

Psychache; Postvention; Suicidology; Suicidología; Dolor psicológico; Edwin Shneidman; Posvención