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* Twenty-year-old Nikki Vallie Harris was pretty and vivacious, with an air of sophistication. She was also quietly and privately depressed. Though many young adults feel down occasionally, Nikki's depression was hard for her to shake. And when the first guy she really liked started treating her badly, she sank to a despondent low. One day in June 2005, Nikki drove halfway across her home state of South Dakota, then pulled off Interstate 90 onto a gravel road and shot herself.
The tragic event begs the question: Why do most young women withstand life's challenges with minor psychological nicks while others get caught in a fatal ...