Parasuicide

Suicide is well known as any actions performs by a person who aim to hurt him or herself. Among children aged 15-19 years, suicide is the number four cause of death in the world and the number three cause in Thailand. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that there were about 1 millions people who committed suicide each year or average 1 person each 40 seconds. Furthermore, there were about 10-20 millions suicidal attempters each year around the world. WHO predicted that in 2020, they…

Case Analysis: Depression and Suicide Ideation with a Suicide Plan This is a case analysis of client, Harold, referred to Greenbrier Behavioral Health Center, an intensive outpatient program (IOP), from Greenbrier Behavioral Health Hospital. The client is a 43 year old, retired, white male, living in Slidell, Louisiana. The highest level of education completed is a GED. He is married with two children, ages 8 and 12. In 2013 he retired with more than 20 years on the police force. Harold is…

SUICIDE MONITORING AT WORCESTER RECOVERY CENTER & HOSPITAL Jason kiragu Mount Wachusett community college Worcester state recovery hospital (WRCH) is a psychiatric facility that focuses on care and treatment of individuals with mental illness. For my focused clinical based project, I explored the topic on suicide monitoring at the facility. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (Santis, Myrick, Lamis, Pelic, 2015). In Santis et al.’s (2015) an article reviewing…

Comparing U.S. Army Suicide The study was design to compare variables collected in the DoDSER system for individuals who died by suicide during the study period of analogous data collected from a randomly selected control group of military service members (Alexander, Reger, Smolenski & Fullerton, 2014). Information on 123 suicide victims was taken from the DoDSER data collection system. The data collection consists of medical and personal records reviews, investigations and interviews reports.…

Kelly-Weeder (2010) identified binge drinking as one of the most serious health issues present on college campuses. Moreover, she took the time to investigate the relationship and co-occurrences between binge drinking and uncontrolled eating behaviors. For the purpose of the study, information was collected from 211 college students between 18 and 26 years of age. Students belonged to distinct backgrounds and socioeconomic statuses. More specifically, the data collected came from students at a…

Faith, Hope, and Love A Threefold Response to “13 Reasons Why” written By Lucas V. Woodford. It’s in response to the Netflix’s 13 Episode miniseries of “13 Reasons Why” a high school teenage girl commits suicide. Her name is Hannah Baker, after being bullied by her classmates and friends she ends up committing suicide. However, before taking her own life she records 13 tapes which are the 13 reasons that lead made the decision. Woodford gives a Christian analysis of the 13 Episode of the…

Imperiled Hearts There are more wars that go unseen and unheard of, than any of the great battles read in history books. This was pounded into my head since I was a little girl yet, I didn’t really understand this till I had to face one of the great battles myself. After losing and almost losing several people in my life, I am also a survivor against my own mind. A majority of us believe that there is a way to make someone feel better. Whether it’s to kiss the scraped knee of a child or the…

Question 2 Suicide is no longer an unfamiliar event among teenagers in this modern world. Suicide means ending someone’s own lives to escape pain and suffering. Nowadays, we hear of teens’ suicides so often from the news, reflecting that the rate of teens’ suicides is growing tremendously. According to World Health Organization’s report (WHO), more than 800,000 people die by suicide every year. The Health Ministry has identified that those who aged between 16 and 25 are at a higher risk commit…

THE WERTHER EFFECT AND MEDIA IMPACT Many are the reasons that might lead one to commit suicide, including mental illnesses, severe unhappiness and ending suffering. These are motives internal to each specific individual and that affect only themselves. There is, however, an observed phenomenon that not only affects one particular person, but also influences others to act equal or analogously – the Werther Effect. Named after Goethe’s famous work, “The Sorrows of the Young Werther”, the…

DISCUSSION OF THE POTENTIAL DIAGNOSES OF DINEO, USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE CASE STUDY. According to the case study, Dineo is a 20-year-old young woman who presents with suicidal ideation. She is a current student and shares that she has been feeling very demonstrated and apathetic lately, and that she has lost all interest in her studies and does not want to spend time with her friends anymore. In her initial sessions, there is evidence that she may have not received love and care…