...This paper looks at how depression continues to be one of most common medical conditions for the elderly. It also examines the increase in the suicidal tendencies of the depressed, taking into account the wrong assumption that aging necessitates depression and the difficulty of health care providers in recognizing depression. It examines how symptoms may take months to worsen and show up and how aging individuals should be treated similarly to younger patients when seen by the doctor. It is up to family and health care providers to be vigilant and notice changes, and with care, individuals can be helped. Some of these symptoms include depressed mood, loss of interest in work and activities, psychic anxiety, somatic symptoms, general (decreased energy), somatic anxiety, guilt, middle insomnia, late insomnia, and suicidal ideation. Literature into the issue of depression and the suicide rate where elderly people are concerned is important for several reasons. Consider these facts: The highest rate of suicide in the United States is among the elderly population. Moreover, suicide rates steadily increase as age advances in individuals of all races and both genders. Those that are 65 years and older successfully complete suicide fifty percent more often than the national average. Every 90 minutes a senior citizen in the United States commits suicide. Population experts estimate that by 2030, the elderly population will be about 20% of the population-about 75 million people (Heisel...
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...suffered from suicidal thoughts refused to do her class work, even though she was aware of her failing grades. Punishments were issued by her parents and she knew her twin sister was going to leave her behind, but it did not seem to matter to her. This individual was suffering from depression. Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. ("Depression (major Depressive Disorder)"). Those who suffer from depression often experience suicidal thoughts. Suicide is the act of purposely ending one's own life. The way societies around the world view suicide varies by culture,...
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...The term suicide by cop was first coined by Dr. Karl Harris in 1983 when he was a suicide hotline operator. Dr. Harris had previously served on the police force and had quoted to the New York Times in 1998 that he coined the term as a result of his years on the police force and his experience of observing, "cases where it appeared that people had actually forced police officers to shoot them" (Voorhees, 2014). Suicide by cop is the result of an individual intentionally displaying life-threatening behaviors in order to coerce a law enforcement officer to respond with lethal force which results in that individual's death. The typically profile for an individual that is likely to engage in a suicide by cop is younger, Caucasian, males who have active relationship conflicts or have suffered from mental health issues (Patton & Fremouw, 2016). In terms of percentages, the estimated percentages for suicide by cop victims were around ninety-eight percent males, fifty-two percent were Caucasian, and the average of their ages were in the earlier thirties. According to a case report produced by the American Journal of Psychiatry, suicide by cop accounts for ten to thirty-six percent of law enforcement shootings. Upon researching each of these victim's triggers it was discovered that over seventy percent of them had recently suffered a stressful, adverse life event such as the recent end of a relationship, victim or perpetrator of domestic violence,diagnosis of a terminal illness, a loss...
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...Amber Taylor Ms. Welch ENG II May 2017 Bullying How many suicides will occur today? The answer is 13. All 13 of these deaths are a result of bullying, and in a year 4,400 people will have done the same thing. The outcomes of bullying are endless, just as well the impacts it has on the people that encounter it. And the only way to stop bullying is to understand it. To understand the different ways of bullying. To understand how each way may impact a person. And most importantly, to understand how to stop it for good. Bullying, should be illegal in all aspects, and should be prosecuted. Bullying started many years ago as a way to assert dominance in a community. Also, it can sometimes be used to preserve civil power, and to make sure that...
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...Juvenile suicide is an awfully complex thing that no family should have to endure. Trying to completely understand this is retrospectively impossible, but there are obvious causes that lead to the end of juvenile lives. At an instant, things can change, and the once happy boy or girl you knew could become the complete opposite. Sometimes it is hard to tell that there is a change because they may hide their feelings, and put on a happy face when they are truly hurting on the inside and some may not. You may never know what caused them to change, but there are some general things to look out for in a child that sends out red flags. A more common cause of juvenile suicide is bullying, mostly from peers. There aren’t specific reasons why a child is bullied. It may be the things they wear, how they look, or the bully may not just like them or just need an outlet for their own pain, but those are not excuses. Bullying makes the person bullied feel less than or worthless, and if they are constantly bullied without any help they feel helpless. This causes depression, social isolation, feelings of abandonment, and low self-esteem which in turn translates to suicidal thoughts and action...
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...Assisted suicide should be legalized. Dr. Jack said, “Self determination is a human right.” I believe that someone that is suffering should be allowed to die peacefully without pain. “To each person their own will of death, in dignity,” said Janet. I think those who are painfully dying slowly should not have to suffer until their death day. Legal suicide is painless and quick, so the patients would not be harmed. The patient presses a button on their own will and decision. Doctors do surgery knowing their patient may die in the process, but they are willing to make the choice that is best for the patient. Assisted suicide is the best thing for a patient that is terminally ill and would rather not deteriorate slowly in pain. The patients that have severe depression or mental...
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...Teen suicide is the third-leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-olds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov), after accidents and homicide. Parents should start understanding why teen suicide is important because parents never know if their child is having thoughts about committing suicide .Teen suicide is important because between bullying and domestic abuse teens struggle and go through challenging situations. For example, in school teens stress over how they look, what other people are thinking about them, and if they are cool. Also females often get into abusive relationships with boyfriends and they feel like they have no other way out but to kill themselves. Bullying has a big impact on teen suicide because kids are often picked on for no reason and they feel helpless. This leads to a lack of self-confidence and they may begin to...
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...Shelbey Bissot Ms. Ford English 6 17 February 2015 Suffering Is Never Necessary Assisted suicide has been putting a stop to innocent people’s suffering since the 5th century. By definition, assisted suicide is when people decide they would not like to live anymore and they get help from a doctor to make their decision a reality. It is often done by euthanasia, or a prescription of lethal pills. Over a thousand years later, physician-assisted suicide continues to be controversial topic in society. It is an extremely important topic because many people suffer from diseases that limit their quality of life. Recently, some stories of terminally ill people deciding they would like to end their lives have made the news and raised attention of both...
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...In the United States, suicide rates of veterans have been increasing for the past 15 years, driven in part by the increase in the number of people who have served. There has also been an increase in the suicide rate of the women who have served since 2001. Veterans are also more familiar with using firearms and are, therefore, more successful in there suicides. Many veterans suffer mentally and physically during and after serving our country. Some veterans develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). Finding help for veterans will reduce suicide rates. The problem with these suicides is that they can be prevented with the right treatments and therapy. Suicide rates will continue to rise until steps are taken to get these veterans the help they need. The Veteran’s Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention can partner with and provide information to the health care providers in order to reduce these suicides. (“Suicide.” National Institute of Mental Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)...
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...A Time to Die Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States. It will put an end to the suffering of human life, let the families of the patients be at peace, and great doctors will not go to jail for helping another person move on. People think assisted suicide should be an option available to a patient; however, others strongly believe that due to many reasons it must not be accepted by society. In fact, five states have tried to legalize assisted suicide, but they were shot down. Also, three countries have legalized assisted suicide. They are Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. While it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object, but to escape some ill. People should be...
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...One day, a desk, typically occupied by a less popular kid is empty. The kid that normally sits there hasn’t been at school for two days and people are beginning to wonder where he is. His parents haven’t seen him in nearly three days, and neither have any of his friends. The next day the police show up at his parents’ house and tell them they found his body in his car. He had committed suicide and he left a note to explain why he did it. The note tells the story of how he was bullied and couldn’t cope with it anymore. The number of at risk teens is steadily increasing. Suicide is now the number three cause of death in teens and half of those deaths are considered to be because of bullying. Not only does bullying increase the risk of suicide, but it has also increased the amount of students in fear of going to school at all. Bullying is extremely prevalent in today's schools and it is affecting students’ ability to learn. In a 2010 study, one in seven students have admitted to being a bully, or being bullied sometime in school. That only includes at school though. If you were...
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...Assisted suicide is when a person avails another person commit suicide, and it's a lot more obscure than you think. I don't get how another person can willingly and unquestionably help another person commit such a profound act. Suicide is a very complex and crucial situation to watch out for. In today's society we can do more to prevent bearings like these, and we can warn people that aid in committing suicide see how aiding another person take their life isn't irrelevant, it's a major thing. Some people nowadays don't give a second thought about people taking their life and it's pretty messed up. Suicide prevention in these cases should be seriously put out into the public eye more, and also be put out for people who can be put into...
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...Physician Assisted Suicide About 45 states in America forbid physician assisted suicide. On one hand physician assisted suicide helps people in chronic pain, on the other hand it can cause pain as well. Medical assisted suicide should not be legal anywhere in the U.S. The person who wants to take this path may cause his/her family immense pain, it goes against the belief that medicine is supposed to help not hurt people, and if one chooses to assist in another’s suicide they could be arrested for manslaughter. The person who wants to take this lane may be in vast pain but their decision will also impact their family. In a family no one wants to let go of their loved ones so making this choice would be very self-serving. After the person...
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...Gavin Martin Period 6 Research Paper Assisted Suicide A survey of U.S. oncologists suggests that support for assisted suicide in this profession has declined dramatically in recent years. Although there are certain instances where it is justifiably considered okay, it is essentially murder. Some doctors use a machine that injects a deadly dose of poison which kills the person in less than 10 minutes. Assisted suicide is most normally awaited by the terminally ill. Terminally ill patients do suffer significantly, but is it the actual physical pain they suffer from or is it the way they are treated? Many people seem to believe it is depression that leads these patients to want suicide. What is hard for these people to understand who are terminally-ill is that depression is treatable. A person would suffer less physically if they suffered less...
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...The death of Meriwether Lewis will forever be a mystery… until now. The abrupt death of Lewis was, indeed, a suicide. The suicide was caused by an illness. Meriwether Lewis was an explorer and the Leader of the Corps of Discovery. After he and Clark returned from the expedition with the Corps of Discovery and they were treated like national heroes. Wherever they went, there were parties for them. Plus, they were given very good jobs; Lewis was given the job of Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory by President Jefferson. Lewis wasn’t so quick to start his new job, for he had many things that were stopping him, including the chance he may have proposed to a woman (if he did, the woman declined, because he never married), he had to publicate journals, he visited people, and he may have attended Aaron Burr’s treason trial. The job was not for him because he was an outdoorsman. On top of that, Secretary Banes was incredibly jealous of Lewis. Lewis was having trouble adjusting, and often went to drinking to solve that problem. It was also said by friends and family that there was a high chance of him having depression....
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