{"id":64,"date":"2022-07-18T11:17:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T11:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/psychopathology\/?post_type=chapter&p=64"},"modified":"2022-08-30T12:54:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T12:54:05","slug":"chapter-12-suicidal-ideation-suicide-and-prevention","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.palni.org\/psychopathology\/chapter\/chapter-12-suicidal-ideation-suicide-and-prevention\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 12: Suicide: Ideation and Prevention","rendered":"Chapter 12: Suicide: Ideation and Prevention"},"content":{"raw":"

Chapter 12: Suicide: Ideation and Prevention<\/h2>\r\n\r\n
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Overview<\/h2>\r\nSuicide is \"the act of killing oneself\" (APA, 2022). Suicide has the potential to occur when an individual is depressed, substance use disorder, or another psychological disorder. Suicide can occur without any apparent psychological catalyst (APA, 2022).\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_374\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"447\"]\"Statistics Statistics provided by the World Health Organization (2021)
700,000 annually die by suicide; 4th leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds; 77% of global suicides occur in low- and middle- income countries; Pesticides, hanging, and firearms are the most common methods of global suicide.[\/caption]\r\n

Ideation<\/h2>\r\nSuicidal ideation means that an individual is having thoughts about hurting themselves. Sadly, the statistics show that those thoughts are turned into actions. Below are some slides, provided by the National Insitute for Mental Health (2022), which share the demographic data of suicide rates in the United States.\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"42\"]\r\n

Prevention<\/h2>\r\nBelow are five cards to share some ways to prevent suicide, review each card (CDC, 2022). You can also review extended resources from the CDC on preventing suicide here in English<\/a> or here in Spanish.<\/a>\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"43\"]\r\n\r\nThere are many TED Talk playlists on the prevention of suicide, it may be beneficial to review these at your leisure to better understand the struggles, the stigma, and hear the stories of survivors. Select this link to see the playlists<\/a> compiled by TED. Meanwhile, here are a few, selected for this chapter:\r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"44\"]\r\n\r\n
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References<\/h2>\r\nAmerican Psychological Association (2022). Suicide. <\/em>APA. https:\/\/dictionary.apa.org\/suicide<\/a>\r\n\r\nAmerican Psychological Association (2019). Better ways to prevent suicide <\/em>[Video]. YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MicvRxT_Msw<\/a>\r\n\r\nCenters for Disease Control and Prevention (2022). Facts about suicide. <\/em>Suicide Prevention. Retrieved on August 30, 2022 from https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/suicide\/facts\/index.html<\/a>\r\n\r\nDavis, C. (2018, June 14). Preventing suicide: Three things to never do!<\/em> [Video]. YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fMHoYqpkhhQ<\/a>\r\n\r\nNational Institute of Mental Health (2022). Suicide. <\/em>Mental Health Information. Retrieved on August 30, 2022 from https:\/\/www.nimh.nih.gov\/health\/statistics\/suicide<\/a>\r\n\r\nPenn, S. (2017, August 15). Shattering the silence: Youth suicide prevention <\/em>[Video]. YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sRo5Db_7yVI<\/a>\r\n\r\nTEDMED (2020, September 10). A simple, powerful way to help prevent teen suicide <\/em>[Video]. YouTube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D_z2rfL1BC0<\/a>\r\n\r\nWorld Health Organization (2021). Suicide. <\/em>Retrieved on August 30, 2022 from https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/suicide<\/a>","rendered":"

Chapter 12: Suicide: Ideation and Prevention<\/h2>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

Suicide is “the act of killing oneself” (APA, 2022). Suicide has the potential to occur when an individual is depressed, substance use disorder, or another psychological disorder. Suicide can occur without any apparent psychological catalyst (APA, 2022).<\/p>\n

\"Statistics
Statistics provided by the World Health Organization (2021)
700,000 annually die by suicide; 4th leading cause of death among 15-19 year olds; 77% of global suicides occur in low- and middle- income countries; Pesticides, hanging, and firearms are the most common methods of global suicide.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ideation<\/h2>\n

Suicidal ideation means that an individual is having thoughts about hurting themselves. Sadly, the statistics show that those thoughts are turned into actions. Below are some slides, provided by the National Insitute for Mental Health (2022), which share the demographic data of suicide rates in the United States.<\/p>\n

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