Suicidal ideation

Introduction This essay will examine interventions to improve the prevention and awareness of Native American youth suicide. Interventions include the work from Le and Gobert exploring the ideations mindfulness-based suicide prevention, and work from Robinson, Hetrick, Cox, Bendall, Yuen, Yung & Pirkis exploring the idea that suicide rates can be reduced from internet based interventions. Both interventions that were explored showed promising results, and allow plenty of room for further growth…

to recognition of an uncontrollable mental state. No one decides to commit suicide unless they are in an unhealthy state of mind, thus making their healthy decision-making unable to function properly. The mental illness is the source of the suicidal ideation rather than the person itself. Medicines have been put through multiple clinical trials to reveal the effectiveness of the drug. They are often compared with a placebo pill to see if the chemicals are actually making the difference or if the…

percent of college students have reported experiencing suicidal thoughts at least once (Westefeld, Homaifar, and Spotts, 2005). With over half of the college population experiencing suicidal ideation Schaffer et al., 2008, took the time to explore what possible associations could be drawn consistent with binge drinking. When investigating binge drinking amongst college age students, researchers found that it is closely related to suicidal ideation and behavior (Schaffer et al.,…

presents to ED with aggressive behavior or agitation. Mr. Singer denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis to nursing staff. At the time of the assignment Mr. Singer presents calm and cooperative. He states today he became angry because one of the nurses tried to take away his pens, that he was given to by another nurse as a Christmas gift. Mr. Singer denies current suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. He denies current or recent…

Mrs. Cunningham is a 68 year old female who presented to the ED via LEO under IVC with suicidal ideation with a plan to stab herself. At the time of the assessment Mrs. denies current suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. According to Mrs. Cunningham last Thursday her and her husband got into a argument and him cheating on her 20 years ago. She expressed he said some something hurtful to her last Thursday. Mrs. Cunningham reports relational conflict has been a primary…

presents calm with rambling speech. She states the police are killing me, I'll try to go head and die for you. She denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. However, does appear to be responding to internal stimuli.12/8/16 MCM with LEO for suspected non-compliance with medications and possibly experiencing psychosis. at that time she states, suicidal ideation to stab herself and other if they came into her home. Ex- husband was contacted for collateral information.…

bipolar, and dystymic disorders (Hanser et al, 2011). Third and one of the most difficult to work with is suicidal ideations. Of note, in the United States, suicide is the third leading cause of death in juveniles. Individuals with suicidal thoughts have feelings of depression and, in a few cases, a sense of grief (Hanser et al, 2011). Most important in the cases of suicidal ideations, intervention needs to start as soon as the counselor perceives…

upon arrival to the Hospital. She reports relational conflict late yesterday afternoon triggered her grandson "getting high". She states, she does not believe he was attempting to harm himself. Per documentation Mr. Chavis denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. At the time of the assessment Mr. Chavis is found just waking up from an hour nap. He is calm and cooperative. He reports taking 5-6 Wellbutrin along with other prescribed medications…

Ethical and Legal Considerations Ethically, counselors are bound to practice in accordance to the ACA Code of Ethics. Throughout the various sections there are references to ethical codes a counselor should follow when devising a treatment plan for a client. In the very first section, Code A.1.c titled “Counseling Plans” states that “counselors and their clients work jointly in devising counseling plans that offer reasonable promise of success and are consistent with the abilities, temperament,…

the cause of suicidal behavior/ ideation could be multi-factorial, one of the most common risk factor is a psychiatric disorder (Lee and Kim, 2010) which has been further supported by a meta-analysis that showed amongst 3275 suicides, 87.3% ( SD 10%) of patients had been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder prior to their death. Although suicide occurs with any psychiatric disorder, research shows that suicide is most commonly seen in mood disorders, major depressive…