The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Attempted and Completed Suicide: Conceptual and Empirical Issues The Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Attempted and Completed Suicide was published by Professor Thomas Joiner in 2005. This book is a critique of this theory with emphasis on whether or not it is a new theory of suicide, omissions in the literature Dr. Joiner reviewed to formulate the theory, the theory monumental task to explain the deaths of certain victims of 9/11 as suicides rather than homicides resulting from the al-Qaida terrorists attacks, violations of fundamental assumptions in qualitative and quantitative studies supporting the main tenet of the theory, and the problem of empirically testing core assumptions in the theory. |
Contents
Is the IPTACS a New Theory of Suicide? | 5 |
Omissions in the Literature Cited in the 2005 IPTACS | 15 |
Suicides versus Homicides During | 23 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
9/11 al-Qaida terrorists ability to enact acquired ability acquired capability al-Qaida terrorist attacks American Psychological Association Anestis attempt suicide attempts and completed attempts or completed Beck Brenner Brenner et al BSHOP completed suicide conclusion death by suicide depression desire for death died by suicide discussed Durkheim emotional dysregulation empirically tested enact lethal self-injury example experimental explain suicide explanation of suicide failed belongingness falsifiability habituation to pain Heeringen IPT-ACS IPT-ACS e.g. italics added Jamison Joiner Joiner's theory Journal jumped kill Lester living sample Marsella mental disorders Moghaddam monumental assertion Nademin Orden pain and provocation Paniagua perceived burdensomeness psychache psychiatric qualitative quantitative research rate of suicide reported risk factors Rudd Shneidman 1996 social learning theory suicidal acts suicidal ideation suicide attempts suicide rates suicidology T. E. Ellis theory of everything theory of suicide three constructs thwarted belongingness U.S. Army Understanding suicidal behavior upper floors vicarious habituation Witte Yampey