NEWS 28 - The son of the late former Governor Kirk Paul, Alex Paul was released from the hospital following his suicide attempt on January 7, as his psychiatrist and doctors say he will need to take counseling and medications for his depression and will need to regularly attend counseling until next year. Alex Paul gave permission for his psychiatrist to release information about him.

Alex's psychiatrist said that it was only temporary and the suicide attempt was only to ease the pain of losing the people closest to him. With the right treatment, his doctors and counselor say he will be on the track to living a healthy and productive life.

After his suicide became national, Alex Paul announced that he would not be returning to Roxwood, and would instead head to Harvard, where he will attend law school there. He was accepted last week with a scholarship to Harvard Law School. Roxwood said he'd be welcome back anytime.

"He really struggled with the death of his brother, and then when his dad died in June," said Rachel Hernandez MD, and PsyD. "If he had been any other circumstance, it is very likely that he wouldn't have attempted to take his own life. He is a smart kid, he was just going through a rough part of his life."