( CNN ) -- Ned Vizzini , who shot to fame at a young age for his teenage novels focusing on youth depression and anxieties , has died . In his books , Vizzini openly talked about his struggle with depression . He died Thursday of blunt impact injuries to the head , torso and extremities . `` The manner of death was suicide , '' the New York City medical examiner 's office said . The office did not immediately say how Vizzini committed suicide . Vizzini started writing for New York media at 15 , and published his memoir , `` Teen Angst ? Naaah '' at age 19 . The young author won accolades for his book , `` It 's Kind of a Funny Story , '' for its portrayal of teenage depression . His other novels included `` Be More Chill '' and `` The Other Normals . '' Amid his success , Vizzini continued to battle depression , which he openly discussed . Shortly after `` Be More Chill '' was published to critical acclaim , Vizzini said , he checked himself into the New York Methodist Hospital for help with his depression . `` Through individual and group counseling , medication management , therapeutic activities on the unit , sincere care from the people who worked there , and some very eye-opening conversations with my fellow patients , I made it , '' he said in a statement on the hospital website . After days at the hospital , he was discharged and got started on writing a book . `` This time , the book just flowed out of me , '' he said . The end result was his 2006 hit , `` It 's Kind of a Funny Story . '' The book was adapted into a movie starring Zach Galifianakis and Emma Roberts four years later . Vizzini also wrote for MTV 's `` Teen Wolf '' and NBC 's `` Believe , '' according to his website . He was 32 . He is survived by his wife and son . CNN 's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report .
`` The manner of death was suicide , '' the New York City medical examiner 's office says . He won accolades for his books ' portrayal of teenage depression . `` It 's Kind of a Funny Story '' was adapted into a movie starring Emma Roberts . Comment: