| Acknowledgments | p. ix | |
| Introduction | p. xi | |
| The Basics | p. 1 | |
| How? | p. 51 | |
| Teen/Youth Suicide | p. 58 | |
| Suicide and the Elderly | p. 72 | |
| Attempted Suicide | p. 83 | |
| Prevention and Treatment | p. 94 | |
| Surviving Suicide: Coping with the Suicide of Someone You Know | p. 119 | |
| Appendix | p. 209 | |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 217 | |
| Index | p. 221 |