Suicidal tendencies among youthand prevention measures.

Introduction

Currently suicide is the third leading cause of

death among youth; only accidents and homicide claim more young lives.

Among college students specifically, suicide is the second leading cause of death, surpassed only by

accidental injury.

Scope and Demographics

It has been suggested that the increase in the youth suicide rate paralleled an increase in the rate

of depression since the 1950s.

Increased availability of firearms as a contributing

factor is suggested by increases in the rate of suicide

by firearms among young people in the United States during the 1980s . Similar increases in youth suicide

have been seen in countries such as New Zealand and in

Europe, however, where firearms are not a common

suicide method .

The psychosocial revolution in the Western world beginning in the 1960s, marked by a greater freedom in sexual behaviour, as

well as changes in the expectations that young men and women had for themselves and

for their relationships, is also thought to have contributed to

youth suicide. Relationship between substance abuse and

suicide has been clearly established in a number of

studies of both adults and youth.

The diminishing cohesion of the family observed since World War II has frequently

been blamed for a wide range of youth problem behaviours, including both drug abuse and suicide.

Some facts

• Between the mid-1950s and the late 1970s, the suicide rate among U.S. males aged 15–24 more than tripled. Among females aged 15–24, the rate more than doubled during this period. The youth suicide rate generally levelled off during the 1980s and early 1990s, and since the mid-1990s, it has been steadily decreasing.

• About 4,000 people aged 15–24 die by suicide each year in the United States. • In the United States suicide is currently the third leading cause of death among all

youth ages 15–24. • Among young people aged 15–24, males die by suicide almost six times more

frequently than females.

We believe that the best way to counter the effect of suicide is by educating the people about its ill effects the other ways include finding the people who might want to commit suicide and try to resolve their problems…At the end of the day it always comes down to what you want to do and what you don’t want to.

Suicide prevention

Measures• SUICIDE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS: The key assumptions underlying such programs are that the conditions that contribute to

suicide risk in adolescents and young adults often go unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated, and that educating students and about the warning signs for suicide and appropriate responses will result in better identification of at-risk youth, and an increase in help seeking and referrals for treatment.

• SCREENING PROGRAMS : Screening for depression in adults has been demonstrated to increase the likelihood of

depressed adults seeking mental health treatment. Universal screening programs as a youth suicide prevention strategy are designed to identify young people at risk for suicidal behavior and refer them to treatment.

• PROGRAMS FOR SUICIDAL STUDENTS It is believed that subsequent suicidal thoughts and behaviour can be reduced by

enhancing protective factors, in particular, students' personal and social support resources.

• EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR YOUNG SUICIDE ATTEMPTERS A considerable number of youth who make suicide attempts obtain some form of medical

intervention, typically beginning in a hospital emergency department (ED). This suggests that the ED may be a prime location for initiating treatment programs aimed at suicidal youth.

• PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH EXPOSED TO SUICIDE: Studies show that adolescents' exposure to the suicide of a family member or

peer can trigger new-onset or recurrent major depressive disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicidal ideation, especially within the month following the suicide. It is required to identify and assist those at risk for developing depression or posttraumatic stress disorder in response to the suicide.

• FIREARMS RESTRICTION : Encourage restriction of access to firearms by children and adolescents. The key

assumption underlying such programs is that accessibility is a primary risk factor for suicide. Programs of this type have been directed primarily at parents.

• PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENTS: Studies have reported that depressed patients who have made suicide attempts

have lower levels of 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the brainstem and in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) compared to depressed non-attempters. So this method would involve administering dosage of these hormones

Life is a gift don’t waste it.

A failure in life doesn’t mean its end. Make your dreams come true Stay

Alive!!!

Group members

1. Anoop Bahishya.2. Bimlesh Kumar Singh.3. Kumar Harshvardhan.

4. Prateek Tiwari .5. Raviranjan Kumar.

6. Syed Amir Ali.7. Varun Patap Bhardwaj.