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Suicide, a Crime of Loneliness

By Andrew Solomon — 2014

Every forty seconds, someone commits suicide. In the United States, it is the tenth most common cause of death in people over ten years of age, far more common than death by homicide or aneurysm or aids.

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How to Give a Eulogy that Truly Celebrates the Person you’re Honoring

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Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, 78, Dies; Psychiatrist Revolutionized Care of the Terminally Ill

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Former Therapist: VA Is Hurting Mental Health Care for Combat Veterans at Its Vet Centers

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