Looks at the growing problem of teenage suicides, examines the unexplained occurrence of suicide clusters, and discusses case histories from around the world
Loren L. Coleman (born 1968) is a science-fiction writer, born and grew up in Longview, Washington.
He is known for having written many books for series such as Star Trek, Battletech/Mechwarrior, Age of Conan, Crimson Skies, Magic: The Gathering and others. Former member of the United States Navy, he has also written game fiction and source material for such companies as FASA Corporation, TSR, Inc. and Wizards of the Coast.
In early 2010s, he began writing The ICAS Files series, science fiction short-stories. [wikipedia]
Sometimes suicides don’t occur randomly across time and space. Sometimes they seem to act like an epidemic or a contagion. They start, and they drive more suicides than would be expected. We call them Suicide Clusters. In a previous review of Life Under Pressure, the authors took apart a single cluster trying to understand its causes and what could be done to stop the spread.