75
suicide rate for, 15
mental illness(es)
as issue among suicide
survivors, 43–44
percentage of suicides
related to, 5
percentage of teens citing
as major problem, 40
prevalence of, 19
serious, 23–24
Miller, Michael, 56
Molak, Cliff, 37,
38,
38–39
Molak, David, 36–39
Naib, Cayman, 33, 39
National Center for
Telehealth and Technology,
36
National Institute of Mental
Health (NIMH), 56
National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline, 69
neurotransmitters, 20,
21
Odd Girl Out
(Simmons),
34–35
O’Neel, Danny, 10
opinion polls.
See
surveys
Pack, Melissa, 48
Pew Research Center, 36,
39–40
Phillips, Julie, 55
physicians
assessment of patients’
suicide risk by, 58–59
suicides among, 13–15
Plemmons, Gregory, 34, 39
polls.
See
surveys
Posner, Kelly, 58, 63
post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD), 10, 43
Powers, Kirsten, 28
preventable deaths, 53
prevention
challenges to, 53–55
discussion of suicide and,
55–58
focusing on firearm
availability, 61–63
“means matters” approach
to, 60–63
medical interventions and,
58–59
Prideaux, Sara, 49–50
Psychiatric Services
(journal),
23
race/ethnicity, suicide rates by,
15–16
Redfield, Robert R., 13, 53
risk assessment, 58–59
Columbia Protocol for, 57–
58, 62
Rostila, Mikael, 26–27
Ruf, J.C., 30, 39
Ruf, Karen, 39, 49
