Cross Sectional Study On Suicide

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.

Dylan is a 24-year-old married, white male who was brought to CRU from Abrazo West Campus. He lives with wife, and unborn baby. He is employed as mortgage broker. Patient has a hx of ETOH abuse. He stated, "when I drink, it gets out of hand." Prior to ED admission, patient aborted suicidal attempt with a gun by reaching out to family. He reported that he was suicidal because he had been drinking. He denies SI during this assessment. Patient will benefit from meeting the provider to discuss medication

Mikva and Rosenthal. “Guns and the Rising Rate of Suicide.” New York Times. 14 Dec. 2015:

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).

Presenting Problem: She is currently homebound with lots of panic attacks, anxiety and depression. She has a Hx of cutting x 1year and suicide attempts due to relationships with boys.She describes cutting as “self punishment’. She is also behind in school. She has poor communication skills as well. Prevouisly she was molested by a female neighbor reported as being young, no age reported. Hx of Cannibis use which she states using a couple of times a day. . Previously threatened suicide with a plan of placing a bag over her head and or tying a belt around her neck. Mother reports that she spends all of her free time in her room and never wants to come out.

Imagine, the entire province of New Brunswick committing suicide. That is approximately how many people take their own lives over the course of a year. Suicide: a word that has become mum in our society for fear of offence. However, looking at it in a sociological view proves it less personal for many. Suicide is a multi-faceted, prevalent issue engulfing and affecting many today.

Mr. Thompson is a 59 year old African American male who is currently staying at Urban Ministries Shelter at 305 W. GateCity Blvd Greensboro, NC 27406. Urban Ministries Staff member Brantly G. contacted to refer Mr. Thompson to Mobile Crisis Management (MCM) due to reported suicidal ideation without a specific plan. In addition, reports of Auditory hallucinations were reported by Mr. Thompson telling him, to give up. Mr. Thompson is currently not connected to any provider. Qualified Professional (QP) was contacted to respond to Mr. Thompson crisis. Dispatcher informed QP Mr. Thompson denies homicidal ideation and substance abuse issues. Before responding to call QP contacted Sandhills Center (SHC) at 2:35pm to see if Mr. Thompson had any enhanced services. QP spoke with Joni who informed QP Mr. Thompson was not in their system,

Pt. is a 13 y/o white female presented to NNBHC due to SI with a plan, and PCP urging for the patient to be evaluated. Pt states that she currently SI with a plan to drink bleach, however she believes this will not be an effective attempt. Pt states on 10/30/15 that she overdose on Gas X ?18 pills and Ibuprofren ? 9 pills with the attempt commit suicide. Pt states that two weeks agho that she overdoes on Allegra and Mucinex, “I didn’t take enough it only made me feel crappy. Pt states that she has been researching online on effective completing suicide. Pt states no triggers or stressors that is causing her to feel this way. “I feel like I had a demon and angel on my shoulders, but now the angel is gone and I just don’t want to live

Imagine in a place where everyone that you knew all displayed depression and everyone lead to giving up. And you were the only one that saw the world as a beautiful place. How would you help others in need? There would be no one trying to help one another and you were the only one that wanted to help everyone else. What if everyone you knew were getting hurt all the time and were always fighting for no real reason what would you say to try to help them get back on their feet? If you were the one that everybody dependent on what would you tell them to try to solve their problems? Most people don’t know what to do in these sorts of situations. Therefore they look for help or stay in their comfort zone and stay quite as long as they can or solve their own problems. The government has all the power in the United States it is only right that they should spend money on programs for people that may suffer from depression or suicidal thoughts.

Chapter 7 speaks about research that has focused on suicide. It mentions that suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States and that adults white males are more likely to commit suicide. Gender suicide was another topic covered in the chapter and how men are more likely to commit suicide compared to women. China is the only exception to this subject because they the women consist of 56% of all female suicides globally (Kastenbaum, 2012). It also spoke how younger people from ages 18-24 are more likely than older people to attempt suicide, however, adults are more likely to complete the act. Chapter 7 also spoke about suicide among different ethnicities and background. Myths related to suicide were also covered in the chapter.

Suicides are one of the most prevalent deaths that occur across the world. Suicidal cases have been examined by philosophers, scholars and researchers since decades (Bertolote, 2000). Majority of the suicidal cases reflect stress, fear of losing reputation and disbelief and anger as reasons. As hard it is to counsel the patients with suicidal tendencies, it is equally hard to prevent them (Bertolote, 2000). It is recorded that suicides are the tenth major causes for death in United States and it increased to 12% from the period 2000-2009 (Schmitz, et al., 2012). The biggest irony in the case of suicides is the people who save our lives i.e. doctors are more prone to suicides. Amongst the doctors who commit suicides, Dentists

Hagan, C. R., Podlogar, M. C., and Joiner, T. E. (2015) bring about a topic that has many individuals’ attention, mass murder and amok. However, taking the topic into a new light and applying it to the coined phrase suicide by cop. Hagan, Podlogar and Joiner all suggest I different perspective on mass murder and amok by stating how the main goal for the perpetrator is their wish to die. Which brings them to an important topic of how these cases of extreme violence is driven by suicidal urges. Furthermore is connection between mass murder and violent suicide characteristics. Similarly most were male, as well as having some underlying mental disorder like psychotic disorder or substance abuse. Moreover the Authors equated how in many mass murder

In our day and age, even after the Supreme Court’s ruling over same-sex marriage, those who identify themselves as lesbians, gays, and bisexual remain targets of humiliation and abuse. For adolescents and young adults, suicide is the third leading cause of death (Hatzenbuehler, 2011, p. 896). It is of particular concern to understand the causes and risk factors that lead to suicide attempts so that we may better prevent such circumstances in the future, and better plan interventions. The article “The Social Environment and Suicide Attempts in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Youth” discusses how previous studies have showed that lesbians, gays, and bisexual (LGB) individuals are increasingly at risk for suicide attempts, when compared with heterosexual

People have been committing suicide since the beginning of time. Suicide is defined as the death of a person, caused by self-directed injurious behavior, with any intent to die as a result of that behavior. A suicide attempt, is a non-fatal, self directed, potentially harmful behavior, with any intent to die as a result.. A suicide attempt may or may not result in personal or physical harm. Suicidal ideation is an individual having ideas and considering or planning to end his or her life. Suicide is usually carried out as a result of ultimate despair due to certain mental disorders such as severe depression, schizophrenia, borderline and bipolar personality disorders, alcoholism and or drug abuse. High stress levels and anxiety due to financial difficulties and personal relationships can also be contributing factors of suicide. According to The National Institute of Mental Health, research has shown that the majority of victims of deaths by suicide had been diagnosed with some type of depressive mental illness. Suicide and suicide attempts have a dramatic impact and take an enormous toll on society. According to recent studies by the CDC, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death among Americans. CDC reports state that last year alone, there are more than 38,000 people who have committed suicide, over one million people have been reported of making a suicide attempts, and two million people have been reported of thinking

Suicide is currently the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury, 2017). On average, 121 Americans complete suicide each day (CDC Fatal Injuries Report 2015, 2015). The American people are living longer with advances to medical care and technology, yet suicide rates continue to rise. According to the CDC, suicide rates have increased by 24% from the year 1999 to 2014 (Curtain, Warner & Hedegaard, 2016). Consequently, the suicide epidemic continues to grow with no clear path to prevention. This literature review was conducted using the Robert Morris University Library online databases. Databases accessed include PubMed…………., from the years 2000 to 2017. Overall, most the articles obtained are