
@article{ref1,
title="An ethological perspective on suicidal behavior",
journal="New ideas in psychology",
year="1997",
author="Lester, David and Goldney, Robert D.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="97-103",
abstract="Suicidal behavior is viewed from an ethological perspective, first as an innate releasing mechanism and then as a fixed action pattern. Finally, the concept of conservation-withdrawal is suggested as a possible mediator between the experience of external stressors and suicidal behavior. The implications of this analysis are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0732-118X",
doi="10.1016/S0732-118X(97)00006-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0732-118X(97)00006-8"
}