`` 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 ` ` The cause of death was suicide , '' the New York City medical examiner 's office says . He won acclaim for his books ' portrayal of teenage girls . ` ` It 's Kind of a Funny Story '' was adapted into a film starring Emma Roberts . Amid his success , he began to experience depression .
` ` The cause of death was suicide , '' the New York City medical examiner 's office says . He won acclaim for his books ' portrayal of teenage girls . ` ` It 's Kind of a Funny Story '' was adapted into a film starring Emma Roberts . Amid his success , he began to experience depression .