THE TRUTH ABOUT SUICIDE

By BARBARA PEREZ

CONTENTS SUICIDE: NO LONGER A SECRET A-TO-Z ENTRIES ALCOHOL, DRUGS, AND SUICIDE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION BIOLOGY OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR CLUSTER SUICIDES CULTS AND SUICIDE CULTURE AND SUICIDE ETHNICITY AND SUICIDE FAMILIES AND OTHER SURVIVORS GENDER AND SUICIDE HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE INTERNET SUICIDE MEDIA COVERAGE MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUICIDE PREVALENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS FOR SUICIDE SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR STRESS AND SUICIDE SUICIDE AND THE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES SUICIDE AND EATING DISORDERS SUICIDE PREVENTION THERAPIES AND PSYCHODYNAMICS WARNING SIGNS HOTLINES AND HELP SITES