• Explain why suicide is a serious concern in the United States and the problems involved in studying it. (pp. 391-397)
  
  
• Identify some of the possible reasons for suicide and discuss the relationships among hopelessness, depression, and suicide. (pp. 397-398)
  
  
• Discuss the relationship between suicide and other psychological factors, including alcohol abuse and other DSM-IV-TR disorders. (pp. 398-399)
  
  
• Describe the sociocultural factors in suicide, including egoistic, altruistic, and anomic suicide. (pp. 399-401)
  
  
• Describe the psychodynamic and biological factors related to suicide and the different types of suicide notes. (pp. 401-402)
  
  
• Describe and discuss research on child and adolescent suicide, including characteristics of suicidal children, family issues, and copycat suicides. (pp. 402-404)
  
  
• Discuss suicide among special populations, including the elderly and among Asian Americans. (p. 404)
  
  
• Describe clues to suicide intent and crisis intervention efforts to prevent it. (pp. 404-408)
  
  
• Describe the methods used by workers in suicide prevention centers and the effectiveness of these efforts. (pp. 408-411)
  
  
• Describe how community prevention programs may help to reduce the stress of suicide on survivors, with a focus on school-based interventions. (p. 411)
  
  
• Discuss the moral, ethical, and legal implications of the right to suicide. Clarify your own position on the legality of doctor-assisted suicide. (pp. 412-416)