Cross Sectional Study On Suicide

Imagine in a place where everyone that you knew all displayed depression and everyone lead to giving up. And you were the only one that saw the world as a beautiful place. How would you help others in need? There would be no one trying to help one another and you were the only one that wanted to help everyone else. What if everyone you knew were getting hurt all the time and were always fighting for no real reason what would you say to try to help them get back on their feet? If you were the one that everybody dependent on what would you tell them to try to solve their problems? Most people don’t know what to do in these sorts of situations. Therefore they look for help or stay in their comfort zone and stay quite as long as they can or solve their own problems. The government has all the power in the United States it is only right that they should spend money on programs for people that may suffer from depression or suicidal thoughts.

People have been committing suicide since the beginning of time. Suicide is defined as the death of a person, caused by self-directed injurious behavior, with any intent to die as a result of that behavior. A suicide attempt, is a non-fatal, self directed, potentially harmful behavior, with any intent to die as a result.. A suicide attempt may or may not result in personal or physical harm. Suicidal ideation is an individual having ideas and considering or planning to end his or her life. Suicide is usually carried out as a result of ultimate despair due to certain mental disorders such as severe depression, schizophrenia, borderline and bipolar personality disorders, alcoholism and or drug abuse. High stress levels and anxiety due to financial difficulties and personal relationships can also be contributing factors of suicide. According to The National Institute of Mental Health, research has shown that the majority of victims of deaths by suicide had been diagnosed with some type of depressive mental illness. Suicide and suicide attempts have a dramatic impact and take an enormous toll on society. According to recent studies by the CDC, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death among Americans. CDC reports state that last year alone, there are more than 38,000 people who have committed suicide, over one million people have been reported of making a suicide attempts, and two million people have been reported of thinking

Mikva and Rosenthal. “Guns and the Rising Rate of Suicide.” New York Times. 14 Dec. 2015:

Many researches have been done every year since 1970. Lots of volunteers try to put this area in control as well as make a great effort to prevent the person who wants to commit suicide there. However, the annual reports have been shown that only corpses were found and buried kindly. In recent years, the number of found deaths from researches has been decreasing. At the beginning of years in this decade, the number has gained from 70 to

Durkheim argues that the suicide rate is a social factor that can be interpreted as an indicator for social solidarity within a society (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01114474).

Suicides are one of the most prevalent deaths that occur across the world. Suicidal cases have been examined by philosophers, scholars and researchers since decades (Bertolote, 2000). Majority of the suicidal cases reflect stress, fear of losing reputation and disbelief and anger as reasons. As hard it is to counsel the patients with suicidal tendencies, it is equally hard to prevent them (Bertolote, 2000). It is recorded that suicides are the tenth major causes for death in United States and it increased to 12% from the period 2000-2009 (Schmitz, et al., 2012). The biggest irony in the case of suicides is the people who save our lives i.e. doctors are more prone to suicides. Amongst the doctors who commit suicides, Dentists

Dylan is a 24-year-old married, white male who was brought to CRU from Abrazo West Campus. He lives with wife, and unborn baby. He is employed as mortgage broker. Patient has a hx of ETOH abuse. He stated, "when I drink, it gets out of hand." Prior to ED admission, patient aborted suicidal attempt with a gun by reaching out to family. He reported that he was suicidal because he had been drinking. He denies SI during this assessment. Patient will benefit from meeting the provider to discuss medication

Chapter 7 speaks about research that has focused on suicide. It mentions that suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States and that adults white males are more likely to commit suicide. Gender suicide was another topic covered in the chapter and how men are more likely to commit suicide compared to women. China is the only exception to this subject because they the women consist of 56% of all female suicides globally (Kastenbaum, 2012). It also spoke how younger people from ages 18-24 are more likely than older people to attempt suicide, however, adults are more likely to complete the act. Chapter 7 also spoke about suicide among different ethnicities and background. Myths related to suicide were also covered in the chapter.

Presenting Problem: She is currently homebound with lots of panic attacks, anxiety and depression. She has a Hx of cutting x 1year and suicide attempts due to relationships with boys.She describes cutting as “self punishment’. She is also behind in school. She has poor communication skills as well. Prevouisly she was molested by a female neighbor reported as being young, no age reported. Hx of Cannibis use which she states using a couple of times a day. . Previously threatened suicide with a plan of placing a bag over her head and or tying a belt around her neck. Mother reports that she spends all of her free time in her room and never wants to come out.

In the United States, the rate of suicide has kept on ascending subsequent to the 1970s. More beyond words suicide than from crime in North America. Suicide is the eighth driving reason for death in the U.S., and the third driving reason for death for individuals matured 15 to 24. There are more than 30,000 suicides for each year in the U.S., or around 86 every day; every day around 1,500 individuals endeavor suicide.

Mr. Thompson is a 59 year old African American male who is currently staying at Urban Ministries Shelter at 305 W. GateCity Blvd Greensboro, NC 27406. Urban Ministries Staff member Brantly G. contacted to refer Mr. Thompson to Mobile Crisis Management (MCM) due to reported suicidal ideation without a specific plan. In addition, reports of Auditory hallucinations were reported by Mr. Thompson telling him, to give up. Mr. Thompson is currently not connected to any provider. Qualified Professional (QP) was contacted to respond to Mr. Thompson crisis. Dispatcher informed QP Mr. Thompson denies homicidal ideation and substance abuse issues. Before responding to call QP contacted Sandhills Center (SHC) at 2:35pm to see if Mr. Thompson had any enhanced services. QP spoke with Joni who informed QP Mr. Thompson was not in their system,

Craig gets admitted into the hospital and calls his parents to tell them where he is. When Craig explains to his parents that he was suicidal they were hurt and broken. Knowing that their own child wanted to kill himself because he was depressed hurt them. Craig’s mom immediately begins to feel guilty, blaming herself for the situation. When Craig explains that he had called the suicide hotline and came to the hospital to check himself in, his mom says: “This is the bravest thing you’ve ever done”(pg.160). Knowing that her own son wanted to die hurt her a lot, but knowing that he was strong enough to be able to come to the hospital alone proved to her that she raised him the right way. Her initial reaction to Craig’s decision wasn’t disappointment

Pt. is a 13 y/o white female presented to NNBHC due to SI with a plan, and PCP urging for the patient to be evaluated. Pt states that she currently SI with a plan to drink bleach, however she believes this will not be an effective attempt. Pt states on 10/30/15 that she overdose on Gas X ?18 pills and Ibuprofren ? 9 pills with the attempt commit suicide. Pt states that two weeks agho that she overdoes on Allegra and Mucinex, “I didn’t take enough it only made me feel crappy. Pt states that she has been researching online on effective completing suicide. Pt states no triggers or stressors that is causing her to feel this way. “I feel like I had a demon and angel on my shoulders, but now the angel is gone and I just don’t want to live

In our day and age, even after the Supreme Court’s ruling over same-sex marriage, those who identify themselves as lesbians, gays, and bisexual remain targets of humiliation and abuse. For adolescents and young adults, suicide is the third leading cause of death (Hatzenbuehler, 2011, p. 896). It is of particular concern to understand the causes and risk factors that lead to suicide attempts so that we may better prevent such circumstances in the future, and better plan interventions. The article “The Social Environment and Suicide Attempts in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth” discusses how previous studies have showed that lesbians, gays, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are increasingly at risk for suicide attempts, when compared with heterosexual

Terry P. Haines, PhD; Anne-Marie Hill, MS; Keith D. Hill, PhD; Steven McPhail, BS; David Oliver, MD; Sandra Brauer, PhD; Tammy Hoffmann, PhD; Christopher Beer, MBBS