Summary Of Suicidal Ideation

Mr. Gillespie is a 21 year old male who presented to the ED after an intentional overdose on 20 600mg of Gabapentin. Per documentation from ED staff Mr. Gillespie reported he became angry at his grandmother tonight and tried to "prove a point." Mr. Gillespe reported to staff threatened to overdose on his on pills, however dumped them in the toilet. He expressed after making threats to overdose on his prescribed Celexa did not phase his grandmother, he proceeded to take her Gabapentin. Per documentation Mr. Gillespe has been living with grandmother for 2 weeks and before that was living with his mother in Cary. At the time of the assessment Mr. Gillespie was calm and cooperative. He denies current suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. He appears guarded during the assessment. He reports tonight his grandmother and he got into an argument over him getting a job. He reports his grandmother informed him he has to be out by Friday. Mr. Gillespe denies history of self harm. He

The patient is a 12 year old female who presented to the ED with thoughts of self harm and cutting behaviors. The patient denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. The patient reports that she has been sad lately. Per- documentation the patient reports to peers at her school that she was trying to kill herself, which the school sent her to DayMark. Further, Daymak IVC the patient and requested further evaluation.

Suicidal ideation is a medical term for thoughts about or an unusual preoccupation with suicide. The range of suicidal ideation varies greatly from fleeting to detailed planning, role playing, and unsuccessful attempts, which may be deliberately constructed to fail or be discovered, or may be fully intended to result in death. Although most people who undergo suicidal ideation do not go on to make suicide attempts, a significant proportion do.[1] Suicidal ideation is generally associated with depression; however, it seems to have associations with many other psychiatric disorders, life events, and family events, all of which may increase the risk of suicidal ideation. Recurrent suicidal behavior and suicidal ideation is a hallmark of

The current suicide rate among 15- to 24-year olds is quite disturbing. Growing in numbers since 2007, the latest toll taken in 2013 on suicide within college settings is 11.1 deaths per 100,000 people (Scelfo, 2015). According to the article Suicide on Campus and the Pressure of Perfection, Pennsylvania State University had six students commit suicide in a 13-month stretch (Scelfo, 2015). Suicide within college settings are usually linked with severe depression. As mentioned by Kevin Breel in the Confessions of a Depressed Comic Ted Talk, depression is not sadness, real depression is being sad when everything in your life is going right and this, this I can personally relate to.

Mrs. Patterson is a 72 year old female who presented to the ED with complaints of ringing in ear and some sores in her nose. Per documentation Her son, however reported Mrs. Patterson has expressed repeated threats of suicidality and has said she is going to overdose on medication and has overdosed in the past. He reports she also threaten to walk into traffic. At the time of the assessment Mrs. Patterson denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. She appeared 3X oriented. Mrs. Patterson memory appears recently impaired. She reports a history of 1 attempted suicide years ago. Mrs. Patterson states when asked suicidal attempt she responded, "Yeah,but I forgot what I done." Her son Jim was contacted for collateral information. Jim reports 6 months ago his mother overdosed and has done so multiple time, however he is unaware if it's intentional with the intent to harm or her memory effecting her actions. He states, "She makes jokes about it (referring to suicidal ideation)." Jim expressed his primary concern with his mother is her not managing medications effectively. Jim reports he has a plan to move his mother into his home and take care of her daily needs and also manage her medications. Additionally, Jim reports her going to Daymark recovery Services. He reports DSS came out to the home today to offer any additional aid to Mrs. Patterson. She reports a history

Mr. Saunders is a 60 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO under petition by his niece, Rachelle, for allegedly putting a gun into his mouth, him putting a gun in another individuals mouth called "legs", and increasing alcohol consumption. At the time of the assessment Mr. Saunders is calm and cooperative. He denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. Mr. Saunders reports he has been depressed for several months and has been binge drinking alcohol. He reports relational issues with his wife has been the primary stressor contributing to his distress. He express feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and isolation. He does admit to informing a friend, William, he see no reason to leave if he can not be with his wife. Patient does not appear to be exhibiting signs of agitation,

Ms. Webster is a 28 year old female who presented to the ED via LEO under IVC by her mother for suicidal ideation and alcohol dependence. Ms. Webster denies allegations to nursing staff. Per documentation she appears intoxicated. Per documentation Ms. Webster states, "Going through withdrawals". Before assessment this clinician spoke with nursing staff about Ms. Webster, they reports she has been asking for Ativan since she has been placed in her room. They reports she informed them that she had not consumed any alcohol today. At the time of the assessment Ms. Webster is found sitting upright in her room. Ms. Webster reports she had a plan to hang herself. She states, " you know I have to say that to get into detox." Ms. Webster reports alcohol abuse as primary stressor contributing to her distress. She denies depressive symptoms. Ms. Webster states,

Mr. Wooten is a 33 year old male who presented to the ED following a visit to his primary care provider. Prior to Mr. Wooten coming to the ED his provider contacted TACT with concerns of Mr. Wooten mentioning suicidal ideation with a plan to use a gun to shoot himself and experiencing depression. At the time of the assessment Mr. Wooten denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. He states having no suicidal ideation today, however mentioned to his provider a previous thought of harming himself. It should be noted Mr. Wooten was seen on 4/22/17 here at Randolph Hospital for reporting similar statement, however retracted his statement after reports a hidden agenda of only seeking anti-depressant medication to alleviate

Dr. Gentry requested an assessment for Kaitlin Bradley, an 19 year old female who presented to Randolph Hospital ER reporting suicidal ideation, with a plan, and symptoms of psychosis, and homicidal ideation. She stated " I plan to do some stupid shit". Ms. Bradley reports she has had suicidal ideation daily since the age of 10, She reports that in the past two weeks her suicidal ideation has gotten worse. She reports yesterday she was suicidal and reports if she was going to kill herself she would overdose no whatever pills she can get her hands on. Ms. Bradley reported cocaine and marijuana use, which was confirmed in her drug screening. She reports she came to the hospital so she would not harm herself. Ms. Bradley has a history of suicide

J.F. is a 42-year-old, Hispanic male who was transferred to the behavioral center for suicidal ideation, in which he planned to hang himself with cable wires. He has a history of mental illness in the family. The patient’s mother has a history of bipolar disorder, and passed away when the patient was 37 years old. The patient was emotionally and abused by a family member when he was around 8-10 years old. He had attempted suicide as a teenager by trying to overdose on pills. His medical history includes diabetes, pancreatitis, and methamphetamine use.

Mr. Blevins is a 22 year old male who presented to the ED with suicidal ideation with a plan to shoot himself. At the time of the assessment Mr. Blevins was calm and cooperative. He reports substance abuse and symptoms of depression as stressor contributing to his distress. Mr. Blevins expressed depressive symptoms as feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, tearfulness, isolation, and insomnia, and guilt. Mr. Blevins stated, "I was at the coastal and was going to off myself with my friends 38." Mr. Blevins reports stealing his friends gun to end his life. He expressed drug use has become overwhelming for him and his thoughts were to end his life. Per documentation Mr. Blevins reports a history of suicidal ideation, however never before yesterday

Mrs. Meuser is a 25 year old female who presented to the ED experiencing visual and auditory hallucinations. She also endorse suicidal ideation without a plan. Mrs. Meuser has a superficial laceration to her left arm after cutting herself tonight before arrival to the ED. Per documentation Mrs. Meuser presents with pressured speech and very guarded. She has been responding to internal stimuli while in the ED. She reports while in her room a unknown female is standing behind her and telling her to harm herself. Per documentation Mrs. Meuser began to point at a blank spot in the room yelling, "It's all her fault, Mary should burn in hell." Mary was later identified as her biological mother's name. Family at bedside. The family reports Mrs. Meuser

At the time of the assessment Mrs. Hyatt denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. She reports a history of depression and anxiety. Mrs. Hyatt reports a history of cutting behaviors for stress relief and to harm herself. She reports 2x suicidal attempts in the 2004 when she tried to overdose on pills and cut her wrist. Mrs. Hyatt reports recent stressors as relational issues and possibly

The patient expressed she has no current suicidal ideation or homicidal ideation. However, she admitted to suicidal ideation in the past, right after her breakup, approximately two months ago. She expressed that she wanted to hurt herself and had a plan on how to do so, but did not think she could go through with it. Her plan was to overdose by taking her mother’s

Depression affects everyone's life at sometime or another. Depression comes in a wide variety of forms, from mild unhappiness to a chemical imbalance in the mind. There are many different symptoms that reveal a person's problem with depression. If left untreated, depression may continue to develop into a serious illness or even death.