Non Caucasian American Suicide

According to research, California State Fullerton professor Eliza Noh states that Asian-American women of the age 15 to 24 have the highest rates of suicide than any other racial, ethnic, or gender group. The “model minority” pressure—“socially produced pressure internalized by families of some Asian-American children to be high achievers at school and professionally”—plays a large factor to the issue, especially since girls, who are more affected by it than boys, are expected to become the “perfect mother, daughter, wife and get only A’s in school and choose the right type of job,” (Cruz 1). Noh adds on, saying that Asian-American women have a tendency “to ignore or deny stress, depression and other mental health problems” which “can

Feelings of isolation have been linked to higher suicide rates. Durkheim’s study on suicide during the industrial revolution supports this theory as he states that, “people were increasingly disconnected from their communities and that this social upheaval had a greater effect on suicide rates than other factors like wealth” (Winner & Collishaw, 2011). Interestingly enough, despite the increase of media attention on suicide, no studies have been published that explain why suicide rates vary among different groups. However, various factors are involved in the decision to commit suicide. As a result, suicide rates vary according to race, gender and age.

As the rate of suicides increases in our nation, it has risen consistently with white males leading the way, as shown in figures 1 and 2. There are many theories behind what is driving this, however there are no hard facts behind any of these theories and there is still no concrete reason why white males are more prone to commit suicide.

Over the past decade suicide rates have been either stagnant or have been decreasing over all of the demographics of people. One demographic of people's suicide rate, on the other hand, has risen at a substantial rate. Scientists and researchers have just started studying this trend and have yet to draw one specific reason on why middle aged white males suicide rates are climbing. The suicide rate for this demographic of people has just surpassed the deaths by automobile accidents. This recent epidemic has got many researchers and scientists asking the question of “why?”.

Every 7 in 10 suicides are from white males and they are mostly men who are middle aged (Suicide Statistics, 2016). A common trend sn high death rate for suicide is that the men lack higher education past high school. Those who do not have higher education could have problems with seeking higher paying jobs which is causing stress and leading to factors for the causes of suicide. People who are not educated are struggling to make ends meet and while the cost of living continues to rise the minimum wage is

In 2014, suicide was the tenth leading cause of death overall in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH, 2015), there were twice as many suicides than there were homicides. Suicidal ideation (SI), defined as an individual thinking about, considering, or planning their suicide, is established before the act of committing suicide. Research suggests that adverse childhood experiences (CDC, 2015) will put an individual at risk for developing a mental illness that could result in SI and suicide attempt (SA). It is important for the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) to recognize the signs of SI and SA while assessing their client.

One reason suicide rates may be going up is because a side effect warning needed to be placed on antipsychotic drug stating that the drug may increase to likelihood of people under 26 on the drug to commit suicide. So doctors don’t want to take the risk and decide not to prescribe the drug to patient that need it. Prevention for Native nations is harder because in their culture how people pass and mental disease are not as widely discussed as it is in most American communities. Depression is talked about with children in many health programs in school. This doesn’t happen in the Native nations as much that they are not able to see the sign of someone who is thinking about suicide. Not, all suicides are preventable, but some are if people around

Suicide a hidden crisis that is taking the lives of more African Americans today than ever. Nearly a million people worldwide commit suicide each year, with anywhere from 10 to 20 million suicide attempts annually. About 30,000 people reportedly

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According to further findings of the research, “In 2007, suicide was the third-leading cause of death among fifteen to twenty-four-year-old Black Americans.” When compared to their white peers they were also found to be more liable to attempt suicide. Sometimes stress can be unavoidable in our everyday lives; however, everyone’s coping method is different. Therefore, assisting someone in understanding the cause of the problem and learning how to cope is a very vital and effective way to prevent or reduce the number of individuals from taking their own lives. Wang and his colleagues (N(Wang, Nyutu, & Tran, 2012) also stated that, “Coping has played a mediator role between antecedent stressful event and psychological distress such as anxiety,

The hardships of the Great Depression had tremendous social impact. Some people were so hurt that they lost the will to survive and simply committed suicide. Between 1928 and 1932, the suicide rate rose more than 30 percent. Three times as many people were admitted to state mental hospitals.

The difference in suicide rates between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians exists because of the stereotypical treatment towards aboriginals. Since the early ages of the British settlements Aboriginals have been enslaved and treated as the lower class. This has changed as there is no more slavery however the non-indigenous attitudes towards the indigenous is still bad and this can lead to depression and then suicide

Young black males are more often killed by a gun fire by someone else than self-inflicted gun fire. White males, on the other hand, are more likely to kill themselves by gun than be killed in a homicide. "The vast majority of white gun deaths are suicides; less than one in five is a homicide." (Reeves, Holmes) Women are the least likely to commit suicide by gun. They don't like to think of people who love them cleaning up after the suicide. Women are more sensitive and thoughtful. They try to find a less messy way to commit suicide such as hanging, suffocation, overdose, or poisoning. The three most popular ways to commit suicide in men and women combined are firearms, hanging/suffocation, and drugs/poisonings. In adults, separation or divorce increases the risk of suicide. Teenagers are also committing suicide by gun. “Firearms were the instrument of death in 88 percent of teen homicides and 41 percent of teen suicides in 2014” (Teen Homicide…) Teen girls are more likely to attempt suicide but boys are more likely to be successful and commit suicide. They are more emotional and anxious, if they abuse drugs or alcohol, it adds another element. If guns are stored properly, teens and younger children are less likely to get a hold of them and would reduce child/teen

In the United States alone, there were nearly forty one thousand suicides. Equaling one hundred and thirteen suicide every day or simply every thirteen minutes. The suicide rate amid older adults increase by about thirty percent. Autopsy reports suggest that at 33.5% tested positive for alcohol, nearly 23.9 % tested positive for antidepressants and close to 19.9% tested positive for opiates ( Parks, Johnson, McDaniel’s, Gladden, 2014). And, according to Span (2013); White men have the greatest mortality rate: twenty nine per one-hundred-thousand, and over forty-seven per one-hundred-thousand, amongst people over the age of

This implication is troubled under the circumstance that the study population manipulates the results. In other words, that inference holds true probably because the study pool consisted of mostly Caucasian certified suicide deaths. Given that the data was taken from Ohio counties, which are inhabited by mostly White people, then such implications are expected (Dean et al., 2012, p.1228). More research with varied data sets would be required to make such claim.