Questions to ask the person who attempted suicide
• What happened? Did you want to end your life? Why? • Did you have a plan? How long were you planning it? Did you tell anyone else about your plan? Attempts that have been carefully planned and kept...
View ArticleJudging the likelihood of further suicide attempts
It is difficult to predict whether a person will attempt suicide again. Factors that should make you concerned about the risk of repeated attempts are: • a serious, planned attempt, where there was an...
View ArticleHow to Treat Suicide
The medical treatment of suicide attempts The general rule is that if you have a hospital nearby, rush a person who has attempted suicide there so that time is not wasted in case medical help is needed...
View ArticleWhen suicide becomes a crime
In some societies, attempting suicide is an offence and suicide becomes a legal or police case. Your first concern must be the person who made the attempt. If he has a supportive family and the...
View ArticleWhat to do to prevent suicide attempt
What to do when the family is not interested You will need to rely on the family for supporting the person, particularly during the period just after a suicide attempt. If, however, there is conflict...
View ArticleThe person who threatens or attempts suicide again
The person who threatens or attempts suicide again and again … and again This is the type of person who is brought to an emergency unit repeatedly. It is often easy to dislike such people because the...
View ArticleLoneliness is often a cause of depression and suicide
Loneliness and isolation Loneliness is often a cause of depression and suicide. This is particularly common among older people. Some solutions for the person are: • to make contact with old friends,...
View Articlehow to deal with suicide attempt
Things to remember when dealing with a person who has attempted suicide • Suicide is often due to mental illnesses such as depression or alcohol misuse. • Many people who attempt suicide have a severe...
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suicide rate in china
suicide rate in china. According to Sainsbury suicide rates peak around 65-75 years of age for males in industrialized countries and a decade or so earlier for women. In bothcases this coincides with...
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The needs of those bereaved through suicide
The needs of those bereaved through suicide People who have been bereaved through suicide will need help to take the following: • get the suicide in perspective by talking about it; • deal with family...
View Articlessris and suicide in adults
ssris and suicide in adults Th ere is strong evidence that suicide rates have dropped in the United States since 1986, which many researchers claim is a direct result of increasing prescriptions of...
View Articlesuicidal behaviors of college students
There is no more painful disruption to the structure of campus life than that caused by a student suicide. A suicide brings to a halt the daily patterns of teaching, research, and scholarship that...
View Articlecollege students suicide rate
college students suicide rate In 2000, there were approximately 2,775 four-year colleges and 2,000 community or junior colleges in the United States, enrolling approximately 15 million students (U.S....
View Articlesuicidal ideation assessment
suicidal ideation assessment The American College Health Association (ACHA) conducted the Spring 2000 National College Health Assessment (NCHA), which, along with other health indicators, measured...
View ArticleRisk factors of suicidal behaviors
Although true one-to-one causation is diffi cult to establish, certain risk factors, alone or in combination, are associated with increased risk for suicidal behaviors and completed suicides. Due to...
View ArticleWarning signs of suicide
Warning signs of suicide Many risk factors are historical or immutable, and hence not targets of intervention, such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, and family history of psychiatric illness. Therefore...
View ArticleProtective factors of suicide
Protective factors of suicide Protective factors are believed to enhance resilience and counterbalance risk factors (U.S. DHHS, 2001). Promoting healthy behaviors and protecting students from health...
View Articlesuicide crisis intervention techniques
suicide crisis intervention techniques With regard to suicidality there is one primary goal of crisis intervention: to keep the patient safe until the crisis has resolved. Therefore, extraordinary...
View Articlehospitalization for suicide attempts
hospitalization for suicide attempts Given the stigma, managed care constraints, signifi cantly reduced numbers of available inpatient beds, and other issues, hospitalizations are not the answer for...
View Articletreatment for suicide prevention
treatment for suicide prevention A number of studies are emerging which elucidate the psychology of suicide and suicidal behaviors, particularly the hopelessness, absence of future thinking, lack of...
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