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The people who knew the brilliant writer best talk about the crippling anxiety and spiraling depression of his torturous final weeks.
By Robert Ito
September 26, 2008
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A tribute to the great American novelist who left us all a little less alone.
By Laura Miller
September 14, 2008
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Call girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives.
By Susannah Breslin
May 5, 2008
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I don't feel like killing myself, but I don't really care if I die, either. I just like the risk.
By Cary Tennis
March 11, 2008
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Are troubled male stars treated with "kid gloves" compared to the likes of Britney Spears?
By Tracy Clark-Flory
February 1, 2008
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Caught between a sexualized culture and a home life demanding modesty, Latinas face a dilemma familiar to girls of all ethnic backgrounds.
By Carol Lloyd
January 24, 2008
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Now I'm depressed and suicidal and very few people know why.
By Cary Tennis
January 9, 2008
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Bestselling author Iris Chang seemed to have everything -- including a bipolar disorder that led to her suicide. Author Paula Kamen discusses her friend's troubling story.
By Stephanie Losee
December 13, 2007
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The Times columnist uses a tragic MySpace suicide to illustrate a trend in motherhood.
By Sarah Hepola
December 4, 2007
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"Wristcutters: A Love Story" imagines hell as a place you may recall -- with Tom Waits as an angel. Plus: The man behind Mapplethorpe.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 18, 2007
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Teen suicide is on the rise -- particularly among girls.
By Carol Lloyd
September 6, 2007
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Does getting a boob job increase one's risk of suicide?
By Carol Lloyd
August 9, 2007
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My Internet lover had a wife, two kids and some kinky obsessions. Now that he is dead, I want to reach out to the widow.
By Cary Tennis
June 6, 2007
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Washington Post: A suicidal "sense of despair" prevails among young wives.
By Lynn Harris
May 16, 2007
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Alarmed by recent reports of student depression and fearing malpractice lawsuits, colleges are struggling with ways to treat suicidal students -- including expelling them.
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards
March 9, 2007
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I wanted to die even before I got sick. But my family will kill me if I just give up hope!
By Cary Tennis
March 8, 2007
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Step inside Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir with this interview with the author and an excerpt from her book.
By Salon staff
December 12, 2006
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Man tries to kill himself on Italian program.
By David Puner
December 11, 2006
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Terrell Owens' reported suicide attempt: His publicist says it was a mix-up, but maybe this will spur him to get the help he needs.
September 27, 2006
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I am done with life, but don't want to suffer when I go.
By Cary Tennis
March 6, 2006
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I used to be a carefree person. Now I am trapped by tragic history.
By Cary Tennis
February 15, 2006
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Ron Wyden voted for John G. Roberts after convincing himself that the nominee was likely to vote to uphold Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law. He didn't.
By Tim Grieve
January 18, 2006
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She didn't pull the trigger, but I blame her for my brother's suicide.
By Cary Tennis
October 6, 2005
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Hunter S. Thompson blasted through the world like a big-finned rocket of defiance and revulsion. He leaves a big burned hole and a safer, duller world.
By Cintra Wilson
February 21, 2005
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The author of "The Rape of Nanking" inspired her friends by fearlessly confronting some of history's darkest moments. A eulogy.
By Paula Kamen
November 30, 2004
The last days of David Foster Wallace
Death and the D.C. Madam 
I only feel alive when I'm in danger
Quote of the day
The demons you know
Beyond the Multiplex
The suicide test
"Fun Home"
Terrifying TV
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Will I ever get over my parents' suicides?
A cautionary tale about judges who say they have "no agenda"
I want vengeance on my narcissistic mother
The Duke of Hazard
How "Iris Chang" became a verb
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