My Mother Has Always Wanted to Die. Do I Let Her?
After a lifetime of living with her mother’s mental illness, our writer reckons with the love of a parent who longs to say good-bye.
Suicidal Ideations
The Time My Patient Told Me She Wanted to Kill Herself
A therapist reveals the manifold complexities and perils of working with suicidal patients—and why she feels compelled to take the risk anyway.