Understanding of suicidal behavior has become more nuanced than it was years ago, and it has become apparent that "no one theory and no one therapy ... [can] fill all the many manifestations of self-destructive feelings and behaviors"-(from the foreword). Editors/psychologists Yufit (Northwestern U. Medical School) and Lester (Richard Stockton College of New Jersey)-both are specialists in suicide-briefly introduce 18 contributions (a few of their own) aimed at bringing clinicians up to date on assessment and a myriad of treatment and prevention approaches. The "special issues" section addresses the legacy of suicide, coping in schools, college students, and suicide terrorism.