Too Young to Die: Youth and Suicide

by Francine Klagsbrun

Drawing on research, clinical data, case histories, and conversations with suicidal young people and their friends, the author explores the motives underlying suicide among youths and the recognition of symptoms of depression

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction

206 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1976

About the author

Francine Klagsbrun, born Francine Lifton in 1931, is a writer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooklyn College, a Bachelor of Hebrew Literature from the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a master's degree in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts. She edited The First Ms. Reader (1973) and Free to Be ... You and Me (1974). Some of her books are Too Young to Die—Youth and Suicide (1976), Married People: Staying Together in the Age of Divorce (1985), and Jewish Days: A Book of Jewish Life and Culture Around the Year (1996).

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Reviews

[aya · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow, didn’t know what to expect, but certainly not something as well-researched and well-written as this.

[Lenny Husen · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a suicide prevention counselor/lecturer, I found this book invaluable and very well written.