From the author from the best-selling memoir An Unquiet Mind, comes the initial major reserve in a quarter century on suicide, and its own terrible pull in the young in particular. Evening Falls Fast can be tragically timely: suicide is becoming probably one of the most common killers of Us citizens between the age groups of fifteen and forty-five.

An internationally acknowledged authority on depressive illnesses, Dr. Jamison has also known suicide firsthand: after many years of struggling with manic-depression, she attempted at age twenty-eight to kill herself. Weaving together a traditional and scientific exploration of the topic with personal essays on person suicides, she brings not only her impressive compassion and literary skill but also all of her understanding and research to bear upon this damaging problem. This is a book that helps us to comprehend the suicidal mind, to recognize and come to aid from those in danger, and to comprehend the profound results on those left out. It is important reading for parents, educators, and anyone attempting to understand why tragic epidemic.