Suicide Rates Among Races
Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death for people of all ages. (Insel and Roth, 2016, p. 74) There can be multiple causes that could lead someone to commit suicide. One example, of a risk factor that could potentially lead someone to suicide, is family history if there was a previous family member who commit suicide the percentage of suicide increase for those family members. Another risk factor is environmental. Stressful events such as losing your job or being bullied could have a great impact on someone who is suicidal. Health is a major risk factor that would increase the likelihood of someone to take their own life. Therefore, people suffering from conditions such as depression, substance abuse and anxiety
The bottom was characterize as a large black neighborhood in Ohio, that stood above the hill of Medallion was a predominately white wealthy community. Before it was call the Bottom, now they call it the suburbs. Consequently, a good slave master promised freedom and piece of land if the slave perform difficult chores, when they finish the work he was hastens about giving away valley land he hope to give away piece of the bottom. However, the slave thought the valley land was the bottom, the master told them when God look down, it's the bottom, it the bottom of heaven best land there is. And they agree to it, And it was done. Shadrack was a citizen of the bottom, he fought in WWI, return back as a damaged man that couldn't cope with reality of what was happening in the world, his mental state of mind was unstable he live around the border of the town to find harmony in his life.
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).”
Often, the main cause of suicide is that people believe they have nothing to live for. In a society where people don’t have a desire to live, life is not valued. People are not scared of death and don’t understand the importance of
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
Similarly, when the statists for Suicide rates are compared between men and women, it shows men are more likely to commit Suicide compared to women. This could be because women are more likely to cope with stress and anxiety. They are much more comfortable with sharing their problems with others than men. Where as men are likely to feel stressed because they might feel scared to be cast as feminist because they share their worries with others.
Intimate partner problems, physical health problems, as well as job and financial issues have been mentioned by the CDC (2015), as precipitating factors for suicide. According with statistics from the CDC (2015), suicide between 15-24 years old was the second cause of death in the United State in 2013 and the third cause among children 10-14 years old. There are numerous risk factors associated with suicide such as previous family history of suicide or suicide attempts, history of child abuse, history of substance or alcohol
What leads to suicide? Bullying , feeling your life is in ruin, feeling lonely and thinking no one cares for you and going deep into depression. According to the article “ The Six Reasons People Attempt Suicide” Mr. Alex Lickerman states that “1. They’re depressed, 2. They're psychotic ,3. They’re impulsive, 4. They’re crying out for help,5. They have a philosophical desire to die, 6. They’ve made a mistake, https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/happiness-in-world/201004/the-six-reasons-people-attempt-suicide
Many human deaths are caused by depression, depression can be described by feeling sad, unhappy, or miserable. Research has shown that 90 percent of people who kill themselves suffered from depression, or another diagnosable mental or substance abuse disorder that leads them to this horrible tragedy called suicide (Wilson). Depression can lead to suicide if its not being treated, in the worst case. A harmful life event or events can lead to be a cause of a suicide attempt. If your wife died and you feel like you ca not deal with it, you drown yourself into drugs and drinking, you are left alone your children are now adults and are gone away somewhere married and they can not come with you. So you continue to drown yourself, until you do not have any more money and you go homeless, you then think and start talking to yourself
Having some personal issues is also a main cause of suicide such as being sexually abuse, homosexual preferences, and self- identity and a trauma (according to Edwin Shneidman) which includes poor health, example asthma, obesity, and multiple illness .
Durkheim believed that the suicide rate was a social fact; he found that social forces such as social integration, which refers to an attachment to social groups (eco) and regulation which refers to… both factors are external to the individual and determine the level of suicide in society. For example Durkheim identified that the suicide rate drops in time of war, not only in victorious countries but also in defeated countries (JF). Furthermore Durkheim also noted that external factors such as the state of the economic climate also affected suicide rates. For instance research has shown that when the economy expands during economic booms or contracts sharply during a recession, both social integration and regulation may weaken and therefore
In any suicide situation, there are hundreds of risk factors that have to be thought about when asking why someone decided to attempt. Things such as social situations which are being left out of a group, defriended, ignored, or shamed for things (liking someone, liking the same sex, etc).. Family issues including divorce, breakup, or losing a relative. Religion and how they believe how you should act, speak and/or dress. Then, there are other risk factors like mental health disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, substance abuse, schizophrenia. Sleep disturbances such as nightmares or insomnia are also risk factors for suicidal thoughts and depression along with many medical conditions that affect your sense of well-being like cancers, brain injuries, reactions to medications and long term therapies.
Suicide has become the second leading cause of death among teens in the United States. American youth have more risk to mental disorders due to race, sexuality, family, and stress of fitting in with their surroundings. Many mental illnesses will lead to suicidal thoughts or eventually to an attempt at suicide. Anxiety and the pressure to fit in contributes greatly to depression and suicide, particularly in high school. During youth, it's especially hard to find who you are, and still have the risk of getting made fun of or being bullied. Mental disorders along with substance abuse can also increase suicidal tendencies commodiously.All of these factors lead to the most common mental disorder, depression. Depression in young adults is the most
The Risk Factors The first step in helping a loved one is knowing the signs that indicate that someone may be experiencing mental distress. The most common risk factors that have been reported for suicide ideations includes a mental illness, a serious medical condition, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, a previous attempt at suicide or a family history of it. The Warning Signs When you
suicide is Increase probability of co-exist negative outcomes t on multiple levels (socio-cultural, bio-psychosocial, and environmental ) which Develop over time. Elders who are at a high risk of suicide usually show factors. First, Social isolation and solitary living, which leaves them vulnerable and lonely. It is estimated that 50 per cent of the elderly people who commit suicide live alone. Second Depression (due to death of a spouse, difficulty in adjusting to unfamiliar situations in life or retirement from work). Third, deteriorating health conditions such as permanent disability or chronic illness. Furth, inability to face and manage crisis. Fifth, stressful events in life (such as bankruptcy, divorce, etc) which provoke a person
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