suicidal behavior

Autobiographical novel about an ambitious and brilliant young woman's search for values, and her eventual breakdown.

Teaches how to recognize signs of a depressed or suicidal person and covers what specific actions to take to help that person.

Gabriel Guttman retreats to his childhood home in southwest Montana to try and regain some of the memory he lost in a suicide attempt and to deal with the pain of his activities while a soldier in Korea.

A young woman trying to recover from an attempted suicide finds herself learning more about her family as she works through her emotions with her counselor.

While her husband lies in the hospital after a suicide attempt, Misty Tracy Wilmot keeps a diary of her thoughts and reflects on the choices she has made in her life.

An autobiographical novel which chronicles the mental breakdown of Esther Greenwood, a gifted young woman working for the summer as a junior editor at a New York magazine in the early 1950s.

Susan Blauner discusses how she survived eighteen years of suicidal obsession and three suicide attempts, offering others who are suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts advice on how to find help.

"Provides basic consumer health information for teens about suicide risk factors, warning signs, intervention and treatment, and prevention strategies. Includes index, directory of crisis hotlines and support groups, and resource information"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the various types of suicide and reasons why many young people have taken their lives, suggesting ways to prevent this growing epidemic.

Provides basic information about suicide, examining causes, threats, warning signs, and risk factors; looks at the links between teen suicide and mental health disorders; describes different types of psychotherapy and medication for teens at risk for suicide; offers advice on how to help friends who are thinking about killing themselves; and includes advice on dealing with grief.