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…of men to be diagnosed with depression and are the most vulnerable to suicide attempts. This survey is believed to be the first to link weight with scores on the DSM-IV, the gold-standard test for diagnosing serious depression. Some startling statistics…

…This story is about a girl named Mabel who tries to commit suicide by drowning herself in a pond. A young doctor, Joe Ferguson, saves her. She then believes that he loves her. Although this idea never occurred to Joe, he begins to find that he…

…live very different lives. In the very beginning of the story the two waiters are talking about the old man. “ Last week he tried to commit suicide.” the younger waiter said. The older waiter continues to ask why the younger waiter’s reply is that he…

…"The Horse-Dealer's Daughter" D. H. Lawrence This story is about a girl named Mabel who tries to commit suicide by drowning herself in a pond. A young doctor, Joe Ferguson, saves her. She then believes that he loves her. Although this idea…

…not be given it and should not be forced into it by doctors or anyone else. The choice should be given only to people who have no hope of recovery, as people would use it as a method of suicide, which it is far from. There also should be a decision whether…

…until the night that she was successful in taking her life she had several mental breakdowns. Surrounded by death at every corner one can see how she felt that perhaps suicide was the only way to escape the inevitability of tumbling all the way down…

…, which means that he knows all the thoughts of the characters, without taking an active part in the story. The story is about a suicide pact between two teenagers. The events of the novel take place in Bainbridge, New Hampshire, a small town in the United…

…-term life expectancy. Mental disorders represent a grave threat to the health and well being of older adults. Older adults have the highest rates of suicide in the United States and while they represent only 13 percent of the population, individuals ages…

…). Some cases exist in which euthanasia should be allowed, when done under the guidance of a medical doctor. Euthanasia has become an issue of increasing attention because of Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s assisted suicides. Because of an increasing number of assisted…

…-abusing "religious" leader is Reverend Jim Jones who initiated a ritual suicide to protest racism and fascism. Although in his own mind he had food intentions, to save the world from the Armageddon, he was insane and in the overabundance of power, he was able…