Biological Determinants Of Suicide

Every 7 in 10 suicides are from white males and they are mostly men who are middle aged (Suicide Statistics, 2016). A common trend sn high death rate for suicide is that the men lack higher education past high school. Those who do not have higher education could have problems with seeking higher paying jobs which is causing stress and leading to factors for the causes of suicide. People who are not educated are struggling to make ends meet and while the cost of living continues to rise the minimum wage is

Socioeconomic Status affects suicide much the same way as other indicators. When a person who goes from one social level to another they don’t know how to behave or respond to the environment they belong. The wealthier a person is the more accepting they are of suicide because they typically have higher education and higher socioeconomic status (Tonooka 1999). Socioeconomic status affects can affect suicide. One study found that when someone is unemployed can lead to a seventy percent increase in death (Denny et al. 2009). Anomie from knowing how to pay bills and live can cause people to commit suicide when they get overwhelmed with bills especially when the family is affected. Males tend to commit suicide more than woman because they are expected to be the breadwinners, so when they continually fail they will seek ways to get out of the stress. The falling of life income (socioeconomic status) can lead to a rise in suicide. This again is caused by the uncertainty of what is to be expected of the individual with falling life income. The very old and young are affected most by this because they are in points in their life’s where the future is full of uncertainty (Marcotte 2003).

In spite of the increasing rate of suicide, suicide is preventable. The Control Center for Disease Control and Prevention use a four- step approach to prevent and to educate the public on mental health issues. The four-steps consist of defining the problem and the risk, then developing prevention strategies and ensuring widespread adoption. With this intention, to reach the target of 10.2 set by Healthy People 2020 it is important to include public health intervention such as starting a campaign for opening the doors to talk about

The experiment that was conducted was assess whether ethnicity is associated with suicide attempts across particular groups. A cross-sectional study was used to obtain the information on suicide attempt and suicidal completion. Interview was conducted to all participants to collect ethnicity and the structured interview for DSM-IV was used for the diagnosis of our patient. Patients were categorized in two groups: attempters if they attempt at least once during their life and non-attempters if they never attempt suicide during their life. At least ten different cohorts such as age, gender, diagnosis, duration of illness and a history of alcohol or substance abuse were used. Also the patients were separated by bipolar and schizophrenia disorders.

A clear disparity in suicide exists among males and females. The CDC (2015), reports males four times more likely to commit suicide and represents 77% of all suicides. Females tend to develop suicidal thoughts and use passive methods of suicide such as overdoes or poisoning (CDC, 2015). To contrast, males will likely use a lethal method of suicide such and a gun shot to the head or hit by train (CDC, 2015).

Society should take notice of signs of youth suicide such as depression and reduce the stigma related to suicide and help them cope and prevent any further unnecessary deaths.

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

Secondly, according to research, suicides are almost always thought-out and planned before they occur. The CDC reports that for ages 15-24, there are 100-200 attempts for every completed fatalistic suicide (CDC, 2009).Researchers all agree that males commit fatalistic suicide more than females and that women attempt suicide more than males.\According to NCPAMD, these differences in suicide can be attributed to the fact that boys are more violent than girls which means they are more likely to die by gunshot or hanging, where as women are more likely to try to kill themselves by other means such as overdosing on pills (NCPAMD,2010).

At some point in one’s life they may believe that the only solution to their physical or mental problem is suicide. Although, we think that the majority of people who try to commit suicide just want attention. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the in the United States in 2013, bypassing homicide which came in at 16th place (Facts & Figures, 2014). The facts indications by the CDC estimate that someone will commit suicide in the United States every 13 minutes (Facts & Figures, 2014). Unlike most common disease’s suicide does not discriminate against age, or sex, or social class, it is estimated that males represent 79 percent of the people who do commit suicide in the United States (Facts & Figures, 2014).

Suicide risk factors is a measurable demographic, trait, behavior, or situation that has a positive correlation with suicide attempts and or death by suicide (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2017). Some risk factors according to Schwartz and Rogers (2004), are depression, insomnia, bipolar disorder, some specific disorders confer greater risks, social personal, contextual, and demographic factors such as previous attempts, unemployment, abuse, and bullying. Suicide risk assessment should specifically focus on the collection of data related to suicide risk factors including suicidal ideation and level of planning (Schwartz & Rogers, 2004).

Suicide is a serious health issue, defined as the act of intentionally causing your own death. In the United States, suicide is the tenth leading cause of death. In the course of a year more than 44,000 Americans die by suicide. There are twice as many deaths by suicide than HIV/AIDS in the world. In suicide victims there tends to be low levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), which promotes survival of neurons. Serotonin, a mood, hunger, and sleep neurotransmitter is found in very low levels in suicide victims. This is due to the 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid, in the cerebral spinal fluid which breaks down serotonin. Treatments like antidepressants often raise serotonin and BDNF levels in patients to help decrease their suicidal thoughts.

The purpose of this article is to understand the impacts that certain mental disorders have on suicide attempts. Suicide is an epidemic not only in certain nations but around the globe. The research that was conducted here is to help people understand the effects of mental disorders on others. Knowledge is the key power needed to help eliminate such an epidemic. The more people aware of the effects will help save lives rather than creating more statistics.

The suicide rate has increased to 12.6 deaths per 100,000 Americans from 10.7 in 2000.Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States in the early 2000s and has changed to the third leading cause since 2014. There are many reasons why people attempt to commit suicide, which any of them are good. Reasons, why people attempt or commit suicide is either because of a loss or tragic event but one of the main that has shown to lead suicide is depression. And if mental illness in kids increases so does suicide. Each year around 43,000 American dies from suicide and for every suicide 25 attempts. Suicide is more common in the news and media nowadays with more suicide attempts reported. Suicide has increased in America since the economy

Suicide is a serious public health problem that occurs in all regions of the world. Epidemiological estimates hold that more than 800,000 suicide deaths occur worldwide annually and suicide was the second leading cause of death for individuals between the age of 15 and 29 years of age (WHO, 2014). In the United States, 41,149 suicides occurred and it was the 10th leading cause of death in 2013 (CDC, 2015). The age-adjusted death rates declined for eight other leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, as well as kidney disease from 2011 to 2012 in the United States. However, the rate of suicide rose two percentage points to

Do economic classes affect the percentage of suicide rates? All types of people, rich and poor commit suicide, but suicide and suicide prevention are growing. The lives of about 4600 young people are lost because of suicide every year (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). So what is the country offering to help? There are many programs and treatments to help those who have resorted to or contemplated suicide. Specialized programs have been created, but not all are accessible. Money issues make it hard for some to access treatment. Economic classes are important factors in success rates of suicidal teens who receive treatment and those who do not. For young people between the ages of 10­24, suicide is the third leading