http://dir.salon.com/topics/suicide/?source=rss&aim=suicide en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT By Susannah Breslin Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/05/dc_madam/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/05/05/dc_madam/index.html?source=rss Call girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives. By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/11/risk_taking/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/03/11/risk_taking/index.html?source=rss I don't feel like killing myself, but I don't really care if I die, either. I just like the risk. Tracy Clark-Flory Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/01/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/01/quote/index.html?source=rss Are troubled male stars treated with "kid gloves" compared to the likes of Britney Spears? Carol Lloyd Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/24/latina_teen_suicide_rate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/24/latina_teen_suicide_rate/index.html?source=rss Caught between a sexualized culture and a home life demanding modesty, Latinas face a dilemma familiar to girls of all ethnic backgrounds. By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/09/sexual_abuse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/01/09/sexual_abuse/index.html?source=rss Now I'm depressed and suicidal and very few people know why. By Stephanie Losee Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/12/13/paula_kamen/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/12/13/paula_kamen/index.html?source=rss 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. Sarah Hepola Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/04/judith_warner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/12/04/judith_warner/index.html?source=rss The Times columnist uses a tragic MySpace suicide to illustrate a trend in motherhood. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/10/18/btm/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2007/10/18/btm/index.html?source=rss "Wristcutters: A Love Story" imagines hell as a place you may recall -- with Tom Waits as an angel. Plus: The man behind Mapplethorpe. Carol Lloyd Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/06/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/09/06/suicide/index.html?source=rss Teen suicide is on the rise -- particularly among girls. Carol Lloyd Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/09/enhancement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/09/enhancement/index.html?source=rss Does getting a boob job increase one's risk of suicide? By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/06/secret_lover_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/06/06/secret_lover_suicide/index.html?source=rss 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. Lynn Harris Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/16/suicide_in_rural_china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/05/16/suicide_in_rural_china/index.html?source=rss Washington Post: A suicidal "sense of despair" prevails among young wives. By Sarah Elizabeth Richards Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/09/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/03/09/suicide/index.html?source=rss Alarmed by recent reports of student depression and fearing malpractice lawsuits, colleges are struggling with ways to treat suicidal students -- including expelling them. By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/08/cancer_and_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/03/08/cancer_and_suicide/index.html?source=rss I wanted to die even before I got sick. But my family will kill me if I just give up hope! By Salon staff Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/12/bechdel_int/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/awards/2006/12/12/bechdel_int/index.html?source=rss Step inside Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir with this interview with the author and an excerpt from her book. By David Puner Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/12/11/immolation_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/12/11/immolation_tv/index.html?source=rss Man tries to kill himself on Italian program. Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/09/27/wednesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/09/27/wednesday/index.html?source=rss 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. By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/03/06/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/03/06/suicide/index.html?source=rss I am done with life, but don't want to suffer when I go. By Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/02/15/parents_suicides/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2006/02/15/parents_suicides/index.html?source=rss I used to be a carefree person. Now I am trapped by tragic history. Tim Grieve Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/18/wyden_roberts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/01/18/wyden_roberts/index.html?source=rss 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 Cary Tennis Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/10/06/brothers_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2005/10/06/brothers_suicide/index.html?source=rss She didn't pull the trigger, but I blame her for my brother's suicide. By Cintra Wilson Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/02/21/hunter/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/02/21/hunter/index.html?source=rss 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 Paula Kamen Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/30/iris_chang/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/11/30/iris_chang/index.html?source=rss The author of "The Rape of Nanking" inspired her friends by fearlessly confronting some of history's darkest moments. A eulogy. By Michael Taeckens Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/04/07/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2003/04/07/suicide/index.html?source=rss He wasn't gay, but after he broke up with his girlfriend he dated me for four months. Then he shot himself. By Gary Presley Mon, 05 May 2008 07:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/04/suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2002/06/04/suicide/index.html?source=rss Who was she to kill herself? If anyone deserved that bullet, I did -- a bitter fool in a wheelchair.