The greatest cost of all is suicide—an irreversible act that reflects intolerable suffering and loss of hope. Luke attempted suicide after an acne medication (Accutane) failed to improve his skin. “It was my last hope,” he said. “I got so upset that it didn’t work that I had a nervous breakdown. I was constantly grieving [...]

Adolescence characteristically is an extremely healthy time of life. In general, adolescents do not die off from the kinds of things that strike the rest of us, such as heart disease. The major causes of adolescent deaths are accidents and suicide. The result of this healthiness is that adults tend to assume that adolescents with [...]