http://dir.salon.com/topics/suicide/?source=rss&aim=suicide en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT By Alexander Zaitchik Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/21/glenn_beck/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/09/21/glenn_beck/index.html?source=rss His roots, from the alleged suicide of his mom to Top 40 radio to the birth of the morning zoo. Part 1 of 3 By Gabriel Winant Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/06/sparkman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/11/06/sparkman/index.html?source=rss It was too easy to fit Bill Sparkman's death into a storyline we already knew By Cary Tennis Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/03/fathers_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/09/03/fathers_suicide/index.html?source=rss They'll drive us crazy if we stay. We want to move to Colorado! By Mary Elizabeth Williams Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/24/reality_tv_domestic_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/08/24/reality_tv_domestic_abuse/index.html?source=rss The grisly tale of VH1 star Ryan Jenkins is the latest chapter in a dark history of reality TV's violent offenders By Heather Havrilesky Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/03/boy_interrupted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/03/boy_interrupted/index.html?source=rss "Boy Interrupted" tells the story of an emotionally unstable kid whose parents loved him -- but it wasn't enough By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/07/16/fort_carson_report/index.html?source=rss An Army report seems to confirm a Salon investigation linking battle stress to murder. But the Army begs to differ By Cary Tennis Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/06/26/bipolar_mom/index.html?source=rss She attempted suicide and brandished a knife. How do I protect our children? By Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/05/12/ocpa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/05/12/ocpa/index.html?source=rss The day after the shooting at a combat stress clinic in Iraq, new data released to Salon shows soldiers committing suicide at a record-setting pace. Is combat stress the reason? By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/09/ptsd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/09/ptsd/index.html?source=rss After a soldier taped a psychologist saying he'd been pressured not to diagnose PTSD, the Army launched an investigation. Read the details of how the Army declared itself innocent. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/09/each/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2009/04/09/each/index.html?source=rss A summary of an Army investigation says some soldiers with PTSD may not get the diagnoses they deserve -- but nobody in the Army did anything wrong. By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/04/08/tape/index.html?source=rss A secret recording reveals the Army may be pushing its medical staff not to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder. The Army and Senate have ignored the implications. By Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/19/army_suicides/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/03/19/army_suicides/index.html?source=rss But a tepid Senate hearing on Wednesday, with no testimony from lower-ranking combat troops from Iraq or Afghanistan, does little to explain why. By Cary Tennis Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/13/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/03/13/suicide/index.html?source=rss I don't want to do it yet, but I think it's in my future. By Christopher M. Matthews Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/05/suicides/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/03/05/suicides/index.html?source=rss One general tells reporters that soldiers develop "a certain resiliency" after being deployed multiple times. By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/14/coming_home_five/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/14/coming_home_five/index.html?source=rss In the final article in Salon's series, we ask what President Obama will do about the rise of suicide and murder among U.S. soldiers returning from combat. By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/13/coming_home_four/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/13/coming_home_four/index.html?source=rss Kenneth Eastridge had PTSD before he ever donned a uniform or did two tours of duty in Iraq. Now he's in prison for his part in the murder of a fellow soldier. By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/11/coming_home_three/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/11/coming_home_three/index.html?source=rss John Needham returned from Iraq, suffering from combat stress. If he had received proper care, would he be standing trial for murder? By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two/index.html?source=rss Pfc. Ryan Alderman, now deceased, sought medical help from the Army. He got a fistful of powerful drugs instead. By Michael de Yoanna and Mark Benjamin Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two_sidebar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/10/coming_home_two_sidebar/index.html?source=rss The details of three more deaths that might have been prevented among Fort Carson-based soldiers. By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_intro/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_intro/index.html?source=rss Returning U.S. combat soldiers are committing suicide and murder in alarming numbers. In a special series, Salon uncovers the habitual mistreatment behind the preventable deaths. By Mark Benjamin and Michael de Yoanna Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_one/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/special/coming_home/2009/02/09/coming_home_one/index.html?source=rss Adam Lieberman tried to kill himself when he returned from Iraq. Only then did the Army take his mental health seriously. By Amy Benfer Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/24/arson_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2008/10/24/arson_suicide/index.html?source=rss Arson, murder, suicide and other depressing reactions to the next Great Depression. By Cary Tennis Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/13/gambling_and_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/13/gambling_and_suicide/index.html?source=rss I barely know this guy, but he seems to be hinting at suicide. By Laura Miller Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/07/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2008/10/07/suicide/index.html?source=rss Two gripping memoirs explore the guilt and confusion left behind when a relative kills himself. By Cary Tennis Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:09:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/01/grief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/01/grief/index.html?source=rss Grief has come over me in heavy, relentless waves.