Describes important advances in the psychobiological understanding of the behavioral dimensions of suicide and violence made over the last ten years. The volume comprises papers presented at two symposia held under the auspices of the department of psychiatry of Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

This updated edition adds some new definitions of the emotions, new developments in emotional theory, selected additional references, and a new preface. In its basic volume it outlines in detail a model of primary emotions and their mixtures. It also examines the various problems that have plagued research in this area and shows how the model helps to resolve and clarify these issues. Using material from both psychoanalytic and behavioristic sources, as well as other theoretical viewpoints, this book remains a very comprehensive and valuable study. Originally published by Random House in...

First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.