Phillips Suicide

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has published a fact sheet of statistics on suicide in the United States. In 2007, it is reported that suicide was the tenth leading cause of death. Furthermore, for every suicide committed, eleven were attempted. A total of 34,598 deaths occurred from suicide with an overall rate of 11.3 suicide deaths per 100,000 people. (NIMH, 2010). Risk factors were also noted on this report and listed “depression and other mental disorders, or a substance abuse disorder (often in combination with other mental disorders). More than ninety percent of people who die by suicide have these risk factors (NIMH, 2010).”

There is at least 113 suicides each day or 1 every 13 minutes. Suicide among males is the seventh leading cause of death and the fourteenth leading cause in females. Most suicides are with a firearm and are carried out with a “ Saturday night special”. (Dilaura,Cynthia DiLaura) “More than 90 percent of suicide attempts with a gun are fatal. “ (Brady Campaign) There are a number of reasons why suicide occurs. Stress is the number one cause among our youth, bullies, peer pressure, depression, and abuse. 41,100 people committed suicide in the United States in 2013. Our young teens today does not take time to look deeper into there problem and to seek out a better solution. They are looking for a quick fix but not realizing once the trigger is pulled the result is final with no turning back. Most people who has attempted suicide is more likely to try a second attempt and most have an underlying mental illness. There is many warming that someone may be in a suicide crisis. We most learn how to see things through their eyes. No matter what one is facing in life or the difficult that lie ahead of them Nothing is worth taken your own

Suicide risk assessment is complex and challenging we need to look at the following: 1) suicide thoughts or behaviors may be an attempt to escape distress rather than a direct desire to seek out death, 2) the distinction between wanting to escape vs. wanting to die may create opportunities for intervention and 3) each person may have their own specific reasons for escape or distress that may fluctuate over time (Granello, 2010).

Illness and disease cause feelings of discomfort, pain and unease within the person that is experiencing them. However, illness is dealing more with the subjective feelings of an individual. In contrast, a disease deals with a condition were the body or parts of the body do not work properly (Lanceaksh, 2009). Many of the illnesses that are associated with suicide are mental illnesses which include depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia (Washington, Nd). In the case of a mother killing her children in attempts to kill herself is referred to as filicide-suicide. Filicide has been linked to all of these mental illnesses that have been listed, and usually the individual has sought treatment (Freidman, MD, Hrouda, MSSA, Holden, PhD, Noffsinger, MD, & Resnick, MD, 2005). Most of the individuals in the study have had other attempts on one own life or have expressed other concerns.

Generally, people who are diagnosed with specific psychological disorders are at higher risk of suicide and statistics show that nine out of ten people who commit suicide were suffering with a mental disorder. Psychological risk factors can be associated with an individual’s psychiatric disorders, with their environmental factors, or both. (Larson, Lutes, Orgera, & Suplick Benton). The main suicide risk factors are hostile life events and a lack of mental health care treatment. The American Association of Suicidology states that if depression is left untreated it can lead to comorbid (occurring at the same time) mental disorders, recurrent episodes and higher rates of

Although higher prevalence may occur in some countries, there are generally no cultural associations. Families of suicide victims will often state they cannot recall much leading up to the death or that the individual was never really that sad. Unfortunately, suicide is often an outcome of extreme mental anguish without the ability or desire to carry on with normal life expectations. While not all reasons can point back to preventative measures or risk factors, there are certain issues to be aware of when looking at risk associated with an individual. Risk factors

Furthermore, social scientists have not been too involved in the topic of suicide. Since 1990-2009 there have not been many article on the topic and the disinterest can derive from the presumption that suicide is a lonesome act. The article “Suicide and the Creative Class,” states that, “Durkheim ([1897] 2006) illustrated that suicide is a social phenomenon by stating that levels of integration and

In this chapter, Kanal (2011) focuses on Suicide, Homicide, and Psychotic Crises. It appears the overall theme of this chapter is the examination of extremes associated with physiological or crisis issues in a person’s life. The chapter begins with a discussion on suicide. The author emphasizes that in many instances the act of killing one self is driven by a sense of isolation. Kanal (2011) examples veterans, returning from Vietnam and after the prolonged disconnect from this society, had extreme issues of re-assimilation. Sadly, many who commit suicide may feel isolated but in reality often have family and do not realize the ramifications of their actions, especially if they are successful. In examining the symptoms associated with suicide, the author claims that in many instances,

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.

To better understand the issue I first start off by gathering information on each country’s history with suicide. Due to the fact that I am an American and my audience is as well, I will prioritize my explanation of Japan’s history with the subject. Japan’s ties to suicide in particular are extremely

Suicide is a major issue in today’s modern society. Many problems, such as depression, trauma, issues from childhood, drug/alcohol abuse, or other mental illnesses can cause people to commit suicide. Suicide is a mostly treatable issue, with therapy and medication, but many people still die from it each year. On average, 3000 people commit suicide each day, which results in almost one million people dying of it per year. Psychology is a broad science that studies the human mind, mental states and processes. Although suicide is not housed in one specific part of the brain, it relates to psychology because of depression and how in many cases, depression leads to suicide.

There are many different theories surrounding suicide. This essay shall briefly describe Durkheim 's Sociological Theory of suicide and Freud 's Psychoanalytic Theory. Psychological autopsies shall then be discussed which have contributed to Shneidman 's shared characteristics of suicide. Suicide victims and prevention will also be discussed.

Gale Encyclopedia identifies the concept of diathesis, which is “a medical term for a predisposition that makes some people more vulnerable to thoughts of suicide.” The author explains that, by using a stress/diathesis model, professionals have been attempting to decipher what makes certain people consider suicide, while others don’t. Gale Encyclopedia identifies the following factors in the stress/diathesis model: family stressors (including divorce and economic hardships), a loss of a socially accepted moral system, the decline of religion and other social groups outside of the family structure, geographic moves, a greater idealization of suicide in the media, and methods like firearms, tall buildings, and medications that

There are 10 common characteristics with suicide. The first is the common stimulus, psychological pain. Psychological pain could be a person being picked on verbally which causes no physical injuries. The second is common stressor, psychological needs. When a person is undergoing thoughts of suicide they first start out with needs. These are what a person needs to feel better than what they already feel. The common purpose is to seek a solution. While a person wants to feel better they will try to seek a solution. This is where people will start drinking or doing drugs because they think it can help them when overall it’s only causing more damage (“Common”).

Asia is known to be one of the fastest growing countries both in population and economically. It is also a continent with countries that are known for its long held traditions and values such as the importance of communities and families. In recent times, a country’s growth is the reason for the increase of suicide rates in Asia. It also has been a catalyst for single person households. Durkheim, a sociologist known as the father of sociology, has pointed out the consistent relationship between socioeconomic factors such as GNP per capita, population growth etc. and suicide rates.