ny age group. There is in fact, no single explanation for suicide among youth or any age category. However, in recent years the sociological, psychological and biological investigations into adolescent suicide have become increasingly interconnected. Current research and theories on adolescent suicide have moved toward a multi-faceted approach. This approach recognizes that this issue involves a complex interaction of the three mentioned factors herein. Suicide is therefore a multidimensional disorder and each of these factors must be taken into consideration when attempting to help todays youth with suicidal notions. Endnotes1. Antoon A. Leenaars, et al. Suicide in Canada, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1998), 273.2. Laura Dolce, The Encyclopedia of Health: Suicide, (New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 1992), 19.3. Psychology Today, (California: CRM Books, 1970), 494.4. Ibid., 496.5. Robert Kastenbaum, The Psychology of Death, (New York: Springer Publishing Co., 1976), 236.6. Laura Dolce, The Encyclopedia of Health: Suicide, (New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 1992), 33....
