The reviewer praises Rickgarn’s use of clinical vignettes & student quotations throughout the text to amplify & exemplify his major points. He also approves of RickgarnÕs scrutiny of several relational factors (such as attitudes toward suicide) when attempting to assist the reader in understanding suicide in college students. The reviewer criticizes the author’s reliance on statistics from people aged 15-24 when the majority of college students are 18-22. Overall, he assesses Rickgarn’s book favorably. (1 ref) (SC)