Depression, #4

Depression is one of the mental illnesses most commonly associated with suicide and it affects families around the world. A news special reported that someone in the United States dies by suicide every 13 minutes. When the internal brain pain becomes too much to bear, stopping the pain through suicide may seem like the only option.
You also may enjoy reading an article about the "pain" very bright individuals experience in a culture that doesn't seem to understand them--aside from depression (which can result from not fitting in).

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/acitizenofearth/2014/08/the-other-side-of-poor-robin-williams/?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Atheist%2008.14.14%20(1)&utm_content=&spMailingID=46729089&spUserID=ODIwNzY4MTMxNDgS1&spJobID=501757203&spReportId=NTAxNzU3MjAzS0

In this era of the Internet, several websites offer a wealth of information about depression. Just google that word and multiple URLs pop up. Following are three:

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression/index.shtml

http://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/basics/mental-illness/depression.htm

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/recognizing-warning-signs-of-depression