Ideation Attempt Completion Know the general frequency and demographics for each subdivision Identify and explain some potential methods of suicide prevention…
You must utilize at least two peer-reviewed journal articles that were published within the last five years to support your discussion (in addition to the selected suicide risk assessment instrument that you identify). All sources must be cited according to APA…
7. The Joint Commission. Inpatient Suicides: Recommendations for Prevention The Sentinel Event Alert. (Issue 7) November 6, 1998. Retrieved from: http://www.jointcommission.org/SentinelEvents/SentinelEventAlert/sea_7.htm…
Physical – signs of ill health may occur. This can include self-harming and attempting suicide.…
Respond to the following based on the information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group” article:…
Purpose: The purpose of this article was to evaluate if the practices used by Suicide Prevention Coordinators (SPCs), part of the Veterans Health Administration, are effective. The study aimed to detect what features the SPCs consider most concerning during their assessment of the veterans, how the SPC prioritize their cases and if the way they assess and prioritize are indeed effective in terms of preventing completed suicide.…
suicide epidemiologist at the University of Bristol in England. There may be no red flags and…
One of the leading causes of suicide is depression, which can be caused by numerous reasons. Some of the reasons include: abuse, neglect, financial hardships, health problems, addictions, marital problems, and bullying. Most of the recently names problems can be resolved by treatment or counseling; sadly not everyone is aware of the help that is available to…
In 2012, the Surgeon General of the United States and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention revised the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention in ways that will be most effective, using the latest research available. Because Suicide is seen as a major public health concern, it is made a top priority by the Surgeon General. The National Strategy for Suicide Prevention aims to understand how suicide if effected by other health issues, finding out who is the most at risk and why, to find the most effective interventions for suicide prevention, and to encourage all-inclusive treatments which include follow up check-ins with the patient after treatment.…
As they reviewed the eleven studies that were found that addressed assessment of inpatient suicide risk, it quickly became evident that many traditional suicide risk assessment models identified the chronic patients at risk for suicide, but did not identify the truly lethal ones. Many experts stressed that the patients more likely to harm themselves showed increased signs of agitation and anxiety. In one case study of 76 patients that had committed suicide while hospitalized found that 79% of the sample exhibited evidence of severe agitation or anxiety. Busch et al. (2003). Many of the studies showed that patients were pharmacologically undertreated for anxiety and…
Depression is very common in the United States and in teens and young adults now. Statistics claim those aged 18-24 have the highest prevalence of mental disorders of any age group. Many young adult’s depression worsens once they go off to college or it develops. With depression most of the time comes suicidal thoughts or people commit suicide because dealing with depression becomes unbearable to handle. Adding suicide hotlines to college ID’s could help many young adults, not feel like they do not have someone to talk to and can help them get out of that funk. College is supposed to make you feel independent not miserable and lonely.…
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for all people in the U.S. while it’s the third of teenagers. Suicide is beginning to claim more young people's lives each year.…
Having a terminal disease usually causes depression and these two conditions together lead to poor decision making and also precipitate suicide. Studies show that medical illness is related to suicide in 30% to 40% of the cases. These percentages increase significantly with serious/terminal diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Cancer and Multiple Sclerosis. The rate of major depression increases with the seriousness of the disease. (Kleespies,…
"General understanding of suicide among older people is often oversimplified, ascribed to a single factor such as severe physical illness or depression. The reality is far more complex. There is no single cause for any suicide, and no two can be understood to result from exactly the same constellation of factors."…
There are many platitudes here about why life is worth living. Yet nobody seems to realize committing suicide was de-criminalized decades ago. For many, there is no "special someone", no "family member" and no one who cares for them or they care for others.…