Kees van Heeringen, University Hospital Gent, Belgium.

• About the Editor. List of Contributors. Introduction. THE SUICIDAL PROCESS: AN OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH FINDINGS. The Suicidal Process and Related Concepts (K. van Heeringen). Pathways to Suicide: The Epidemiology of the Suicidal Process (A. Kerkhof & E. Arensman). Stress and Suicidal Behaviour (L. Traskman-Bendz & ?. Westrin). About the Biological Interface between Psychotraumatic Experiences and Affective Dysregulation (H. van Praag). Psychological Aspects of the Suicidal Process (J. Williams & L. Pollock). Personality Constellations and Suicidal Behaviour (A. Apter & H. Ofek). Ethology and the Suicidal Process (R. Goldney). Towards a Psychobiological Model of the Suicidal Process (K. van Heeringen). THE SUICIDAL PROCESS APPROACH: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR. Suicide Risk Assessment and the Suicidal-Process Approach (L. Amsel & J. Mann). The Suicidal Process and Society (U. Bille-Brahe). The Treatment of Suicidal Behaviour in the Context of the Suicidal Process (K. Hawton). Suicide as Goal-directed Action (K. Michel & L. Valach). Psychopharmacological Approaches to the Suicidal Process (K. Malone & M. Moran). Psychotherapeutic Implications of the Suicidal Process Approach (I. Kienhorst & K. van Heeringen). The Process Approach to Suicidal Behaviour: Future Directions in Research, Treatment and Prevention (K. van Heeringen). Author Index. Subject Index.

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