Suicidal Ideation Paper

Working at the Elmcrest Children’s Center this semester has opened my eyes to so many different issues that children face in our own community. The children that are sent to Elmcrest go through psycho-social evaluations before they are fully admitted to see exactly how the child reacts to certain situations and stimuli. During my time at Elmcrest, there have been kids that have been discharged to other programs due to the fact that they had dealt with suicidal thoughts and needed more intensive care than Elmcrest was able to provide. When I saw the article, “Physical and Psycho-Social Predictors of Adolescents’ Suicide Behavior” I knew that it would be extremely beneficial for me to learn more about what triggers these behaviors and how they

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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).

There are various opinions on assisted suicide, in some cases it could be merciful, in others it is not really justified. While writing this paper I have found research that supports both views. My personal opinion is right down the middle of both. I’m torn between the moral aspects of taking a life to be wrong. However, I can also agree, if someone is genuinely ready to leave behind the pain and suffering from their illness, they should have the right to choose so.

 Thesis: While Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, I believe That Suicide is wrong.

There are many issues of concern within our families. Some families are experiencing addiction problems with one or more of their members. Other families are going through situations of depression and suicidal attempts. As social workers we need to be aware what is going on with our families. We need to understand their situations and be able to provide the tools and resources that will benefit them. In this particular case, the focus will be made in a particular individual whose daily struggles are been creating conflict with the environment she interacts with. This individual has experienced several tragedies in her life. These tragedies had caused this individual to depressed and feel hopeless about life. This situation of depression is making this individual’s life miserable. In

A counselor who deals with a patient in crisis usually intervenes in order to provide immediate and often short term assistance to an individual who is currently experiencing distress emotionally, mentally, physically, or behaviorally. A crisis intervention for suicide refers methods used in counseling which a therapist directly tries to prevent a client (or clients) from intentionally taking his or her life after expression of suicidal ideation.

Some things I have learned about the act was that it's not alright to assist suicide from a help of a doctor because if assist suicide was legal some people would abuse it's power I would say assist suicide should be allowed for some patients because if they can't talk, walk, or do anything on their own then they should be allowed to make that final decision to assist suicide. For example, Robert Latimer killed his daughter using carbon monoxide because his daughter was always in pain from cerebral palsy. This topic is sensitive because it's about people making the decision to kill themselves. Also, this topic could be sensitive because people could get really emotionally because maybe someone in their family have committed suicide, which could

The writer met with the consumer at 5627 16th St, Detroit, MI. The consumer report that he is stress because he is homeless has no money and has physical health issues. The consumer did do his intake at New Center early this month but, did not follow up because he did not have a phone or a ride. The writer was able to reschedule an appointment for the consumer for psych eval and treatment plan on 09/01/16 at

Being socially and emotionally abused is devastating and the effects on family members of the person who is socially and emotionally abused, like being suicidal, can be severe.

Have you ever known someone who’s committed or tried to commit suicide and thought, “I wish I would’ve done something, said something, to stop it from happening?” I know I would ask myself that question everyday if I hadn’t. A few years ago, a good friend of mine thought her life was so bad she wanted to end it. I did the only thing I could think, and told the nearest teacher. It may sound so childish or stupid, but it worked. Luckily, she’s still alive and well. I’m here to make sure you can make the difference and help a person who might be, or is suicidal. Just think of what would happen if you didn’t try to help.

“She hid it, she hid what she felt, she was quite good at it” In the United States alone approximately 1 million people die yearly as a result of Suicide. Consequently, making it the tenth leading agent of death. How does one get to that point? Suicidal ideation is experiencing thoughts of terminating one’s own life. Two types exist, Passive suicidal ideation is the desire to be dead without a concrete strategy whereas, active suicidal ideation entails having thoughts of committing suicide and a detailed plan of making those thoughts a reality. Depending on the person’s well-being, following suicidal ideation, attempted suicide may transpire and later completed suicide. Depression and a person’s inability to deal with major stressors are prime

Although my personal experiences come from a unique program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (a 6 year BA/MD program), research has made it clear that a unique program does not imply unique experiences. Per the study “Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students”, authored by L.S. Rotenstein, M.A. Ramos, M. Torre, J. B. Segal, M.J. Peluso, C. Guile, S. Sen, and D.A. Mata, published in 2016 in JAMA, it’s estimated that an average of 27.2%, or more than one in four, medical students have depression (Rotenstein, Ramos, Torre, Segal, Peluso, Guille, Sen, & Mata, 2016). The same study also states that the “…prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.1%...”, which mean that more than one out of

Three people in my life have completed suicide; my uncle, my mom’s late fiance, and my step brother on my dad’s side, within four years of each other. I’ve witnessed each parental figure in my life become compromised by grief and the inevitable pain accompanying it, and I’ve seen the way depression can plague someone so deeply, even without the ending of suicide. The prevalence and growing numbers of deaths by suicide calls for a revised manner of education on all mental illnesses and the preventative measures one can take to reduce risk. Initially, when I heard of the Suicide Prevention Week Keynote event with Jamie Tworkowski (founder of ‘To Write Love On Her Arms’) I was thrilled. Hosting such an event on a college campus, presenting to a population greatly affected by mental illness, is demonstrative of the steps that should be taken toward raising awareness. Any opportunity for a comprehensive view on mental health and its significance is one to be taken advantage of. However, as the night proceeded, I did take note of several things that would improve the layout of any future events, as well as further deepen an individual’s comprehension of mental illness.