Suicide in the Young Adult (IN: Life Span Perspectives of Suicide: Time-Lines in the Suicide Process, ed. by A A Leenaars)

This article outlines the differences between suicides among the young & other age groups. Assessment of suicide notes has found more inwardly directed aggression, harshness & self-criticism among young adults, as well as pain, isolation, rejection, loss, & inability to adjust. The author also describes the different characteristics illustrated in male & female suicide notes, & presents a number of genuine suicide notes. (VM)