Suicide Report

SUICIDE
Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable.

Blinded by feelings of self-loathing, hopelessness, and isolation, a suicidal person can’t
see any way of finding relief except through death. But despite their desire for the pain
to stop, most suicidal people are deeply conflicted about ending their own lives.
The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 1 million people die each
year from suicide. To those who are not in the grips of suicidal depression and despair,
it’s difficult to understand what drives so many individuals to take their own lives. But a
suicidal person is in so much pain that they can see no other option.
CAUSE
Suicidal thoughts have many causes. Most often, suicidal thoughts are the result
of feeling like you can't cope when you're faced with what seems to be an overwhelming
life situation. If you don't have hope for the future, you may mistakenly think suicide is a
solution. You may experience a sort of tunnel vision, where in the middle of a crisis you
believe suicide is the only way out.
4 Types of Suicide
 Egoistic suicide:
According to Durkheim, when a man becomes socially isolated or feels that he has no
place in the society he destroys himself. This is the suicide of self-centered person who
lacks altruistic feelings and is usually cut off from main stream of the society.
 Altruistic suicide:
This type of suicide occurs when individuals and the group are too close and intimate.
This kind of suicide results from the over integration of the individual into social proof,
for example – Sati customs, Dannie’s warriors.
 Anomic suicide:
This type of suicide is due to certain breakdown of social equilibrium, such as, suicide
after bankruptcy or after winning a lottery. In other words, anomic suicide takes place in
a situation which has cropped up suddenly.
 Fatalistic suicide
This type of suicide is due to overregulation in society. Under the overregulation

of a society, when a servant or slave commits suicide, when a barren woman commits
suicide.
RISK FACTORS
Although attempted suicide is more frequent for women, men are more likely
than women to complete suicide because they typically use more-lethal methods, such
as a firearm.
You may be at risk of suicide if you:
 Feel hopeless, worthless, agitated, socially isolated or lonely

 Experience a stressful life event, such as the loss of a loved one, military service,
a breakup, or financial or legal problems
 Have a substance abuse problem — alcohol and drug abuse can worsen
thoughts of suicide and make you feel reckless or impulsive enough to act on
your thoughts
 Have suicidal thoughts and have access to firearms in your home
 Have an underlying psychiatric disorder, such as major depression, post-
traumatic stress disorder or bipolar disorder
 Have a family history of mental disorders, substance abuse, suicide, or violence,
including physical or sexual abuse
 Have a medical condition that can be linked to depression and suicidal thinking,
such as chronic disease, chronic pain or terminal illness Are lesbian, gay,
bisexual or transgender with an unsupportive family or in a hostile environment
Suicide warning signs include:
 Talking about suicide – Any talk about suicide, dying, or self-harm, such as “I
wish I hadn’t been born,” “If I see you again…” and “I’d be better off dead.”
 Seeking out lethal means – Seeking access to guns, pills, knives, or other
objects that could be used in a suicide attempt.
 Preoccupation with death – Unusual focus on death, dying, or violence. Writing
poems or stories about death.
 No hope for the future – Feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, and being
trapped (“There’s no way out”). Belief that things will never get better or change.
 Self-loathing, self-hatred – Feelings of worthlessness, guilt, shame, and self-
hatred. Feeling like a burden (“Everyone would be better off without me”).
 Getting affairs in order – Making out a will. Giving away prized possessions.
Making arrangements for family members.
 Saying goodbye – Unusual or unexpected visits or calls to family and friends.
Saying goodbye to people as if they won’t be seen again.
 Withdrawing from others – Withdrawing from friends and family. Increasing social
isolation. Desire to be left alone.
 Self-destructive behavior – Increased alcohol or drug use, reckless driving,
unsafe sex. Taking unnecessary risks as if they have a “death wish.”
 Sudden sense of calm – A sudden sense of calm and happiness after being
extremely depressed can mean that the person has made a decision to attempt
suicide.
TREATMENT
Talk therapy
Talk therapy, also known as psychotherapy, is one possible treatment method for
lowering your risk of attempting suicide. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is a form of
talk therapy that’s often used for people who are having thoughts of suicide.
Medication
If talk therapy isn’t enough to successfully lower risk, medication may be

prescribed to ease symptoms, such as depression and anxiety. Treating these
symptoms can help reduce or eliminate suicidal thoughts.
Lifestyle changes
In addition to talk therapy and medication, suicide risk can sometimes be

reduced by simply adopting certain healthy habits. These include:
 Avoiding alcohol and drugs.

 Exercising regularly.
 Sleeping well.
NURSING INTERVENTIONS
 Render close patient supervision by sustaining observation or awareness of

patient at all times.
 Provide safe environment. Weapons and pills should be removed by friends or
relatives or the nurse.
 Present opportunities for the patient to express thoughs and feelings in a
nonjudgmental environment.
 Create a verbal or writing contact stating that the patient will not act on impulse to
do self-harm.
 Stay with patient more often.
 Disincline the patient in marketing decision during severe stress.
 Help the patient with problem solving in a constructive manner.
 Arrange for the client to stay with family or friend. A hospitalization is considered
if there is no one is available especially if the person is highly suicidal.
 Educate the patient in appropriate use of medication to facilitate his or her ability
cope.
 Introduce the use of self-expression methods to manage suicidal feelings.

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SUICIDE

Suicide is a desperate attempt to escape suffering that has become unbearable.

This type of suicide is due to overregulation in society. Under the overregulation

You may be at risk of suicide if you:

 Feel hopeless, worthless, agitated, socially isolated or lonely

Suicide warning signs include:

If talk therapy isn’t enough to successfully lower risk, medication may be

In addition to talk therapy and medication, suicide risk can sometimes be

 Avoiding alcohol and drugs.

 Render close patient supervision by sustaining observation or awareness of

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