Psychological theories and models of suicide and suicidal behavior

According to the World Health Organization every 40 seconds, someone somewhere in world dies from suicide. The number of suicide attempts that do not end with death is twenty times larger than deaths. For decades researchers have been developing theories and models aiming explain why people kill themselves. At same time, they are trying provide tools for successful prediction emphasize different psychological, social, economic factors we should target when planning prevention. However, even though there a significant suicide, prevalence telling us our failing, suggesting probably change approach this phenomenon. This study represents review selected psychological addressing processes underpin suicidal ideation behavior. paper covers psychoanalytic diathesis-stress behavior, cognitive-behavioral complex (integrative) evolutionary as such conceptual framework understanding perspective.