Apples to Oranges? (Suicide Attempters VS Suicide Completers)

Using material from Item A and elsewhere, assess different sociological explanations of suicide. (21 marks)

The third key idea is the gender gap. The text defines the gender gap of suicide by explaining that even though women have a higher rate of suicide attempts, men have a higher rate of suicidal deaths. This term was well defined in the article and the information given with it was presented substantially. The authors put together convincing statistics, although one source that was associated with multiple statistics was from 1997, which brings to question the validity of those statistics in today’s rapidly- changing society; almost 20 years later.

One of the first causes of the suicide at the young people is depression. “According to a survey done using the psychological autopsy method, 70–90% of those who committed suicide had evidence of some mental disorder when alive, and 60–70% were depressed.” (TAKAHASHI, 2001) We consider that approximately 10 % of young adult know a period of depression, and that two thirds of them are females. “Women are twice as likely as men to have depression.” (D. Smith,

Citing seminal study by (Teasdale & Engberg, 2001), Brenner et al (2009), noted that hospital admission records revealed that “incidence of suicide among

The following is a case-control study designed to analyze multiple exposures (gender, race, age-group) to a rare outcome (suicide death). The results show that gender, race, and age are not independent from suicide deaths in Idaho and specific exposures had higher odds ratios than others. A two-proportion z-test show that the proportion of Idaho suicide deaths were higher than the proportion of suicide deaths in the United States.

In a recent study a group wanted to figure out “which gender was more successful in committing suicide and which had more attempts.” The group believed that males would be more likely to commit suicide and women would attempt more without success. In order to collect data that was specifically dealing with suicide rates and attempts, the group decided that a survey would be the best form from a wide variety of audiences. The group would also be able to tap into people’s experience and way of thinking about suicide. The Group surveyed both males and females from the Morgan County area. Nine questions were given to the individuals; questions were kept short, simple, and at an appropriate manner in which the individual wouldn’t feel

The term suicide-related behaviour (SRB) broadly defines any injurious behavior inflicted upon oneself that is intended to cause harm (Silverman et al., 2007a). When looking at the research exploring the wide variability of SRB’s presentation, the literature is marked by inconsistent views and nomenclature (Silverman et al., 2007b). Still, SRB can be broadly subdivided according to the distinct motivation and intent to die, into two main subtypes: self harm (SH), also called self-mutilation or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) (Favazza and Conterio, 1989; Nock et al., 2006) and suicide attempts (SA) (CDC, 2015; Crosby et al., 2011; Nock et al., 2008; Silverman et al., 2007a, 2007b). To complicate matters, some terms can be

Suicide is a serious matter. Suicide takes the lives of over thirty eight thousand Americans every year (General Statistics USA). In twenty fifteen, there were forty four thousand, one hundred ninety three reported suicide deaths (Robert Gebbia). Twenty five million Americans suffer from depression each year (Robert Gebbia). Every day, approximately one hundred twenty one Americans take their own life (Robert Gebbia). One in every five high school students say they considered suicide in the past year (Lynne Peeples). In twenty fourteen, four hundred sixty nine thousand, ninety six people visited a

Numerous risk factors for suicidal ideation, attempt and completion can vary across age groups, cultures,

In America, a person ¨commits suicide every 16.2 minutes (“11 Facts About Suicide”)”. Since a numerous amount of people die from suicide everyday, it has been a big problem in the U.S. Being suicidal is when someone feels hopeless, pathetic and worthless. Suicidal thoughts affect the mental capacity of people and it can interfere with their daily lives. The controversy on how to save the life of a suicidal patient remains inconclusive; some people believe it should start with prevention and/or awareness programs, whereas others think it should start with the affordability of treatment.

The most classically expected group to commit suicide in numbers much higher than the rest of the population are those that are teenagers and young adults. Suicide rates in middle aged men have witnessed a sharp increase, the baby boomers have become the surprising group to be affected by suicide most, even outnumbering teenagers and the elderly (Parker-Pope). The group of baby boomers who is now most prone to suicide has actually had higher rates of suicide across their entire lives (Phillips). The newest discovery that the group who is now most likely to commit suicide should logically be the happiest and some of the most mature, but for various reasons the middle aged have become the most at risk for suicide. With about 30 out of 100,000 middle aged men committing suicide compared to about 11 in 100,000 teens and young adults committing suicide, experts have been analyzing why such a sharp increase has occurred amongst those in midlife, and why it is so much larger than the group of young people who are

For this study, the sociologists made suicide the center of their research. But suicide, being too broad of a topic was narrowed down to the impact of early intervention on the rates of suicide

Suicide is an important public health problem worldwide. Suicide is the second accidental death as the leading cause of mortality in young men across the world (Pitman, Krysinska, Osborn, & King,

Recent study shows that male suicide rates are higher than female. Although males have a higher suicide rate, females have a higher suicide attempt rate. Suicide attempt rate is 20 times higher than that of suicides. The male: female ratio of age-standardized suicide rates globally is 1.9. This phenomenon of men

Coding sheets. This study utilized coding sheets developed by researchers. There were four main sections to record and organize information related to each individual suicide (see Appendix A). The demographic information of the deceased such as age, race, parental status, occupation, religious affiliation, and other personal information was recorded in the first section. The second section of the coding sheet was devoted to the historical information such as alcohol or drug use, previous suicide attempts, school problems, abuse, and health history concerning the deceased. Additional information such as suicidal threats and suicidal ideation were added along with suicide attempt history. The third section of the coding sheet was used to record the information pertinent to the characteristics of the suicide. For instance, information such as date and location of the suicide, the cause of death, and suicide method were documented in this section. The last section of the coding sheet was devoted to the motivation for suicide as determined by the researchers who analyzed the data. The psychological and interpersonal motivations such as