No to suicide, Its OK if you rejected, not everyone has a good taste
By Web Deskupdated : 9 months ago
Karachi: 13 November 2019: For each adult who dies by suicide, there may be 25 others attempting suicide, and 100 others struggling with suicidal ideation.the most common problems reported by patients are loneliness, family quarrels, domestic violence, and interpersonal relationship issues. The NPCC, established in 1989 with the help of the World Health Organisation (WHO), treats patients of intentional and accidental poisoning.
As routine practice, doctors at the centre recommend all suicide survivors to see a psychiatrist at Ward 20, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, when they are being discharged. Despite doctors’ recommendation and the psychiatry ward being only a few metres away from the NPCC, Dr Mahboob believes that not many patients see a psychiatrist because they never accept they need professional help. Underlying causes when left untreated increases the vulnerability to suicide risk after attempted suicide,” he says.
Most loved ones respond to suicide as something out of the blue. In reality, those thinking about suicide have been doing so for long. And in many cases, it’s a pressure cooker inside those people’s minds — in terms of helplessness and feeling overwhelmed — that has exploded and manifested as suicide or suicide ideation.
That said, there is no single cause for suicide, states the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It occurs when stressors and health issues converge to create an experience of hopelessness and despair. Millions of women in Pakistan, for example, are constantly being told, by their spouses, by in-laws, and even by parents, that they are good-for-nothing; they are neither beautiful nor intelligent so much so that it kills their self-esteem and they gradually start doubting themselves.
“This is called conditioning,” explains Adeel Hijazi Chaudhry, CEO of psychiatric helpline Talk2Me. “We receive numerous calls from women plagued by self-doubt asking us whether they are really not good enough. Such situations tend to hurt a person’s ego. If loved ones are questioning their existence, who does one find love and validation from? Such existential questions can, and often do, lead to an abyss, out of which there is no return.
“More than the chemical changes in the brain, suicide is linked with the thoughts running in the brain. When a person is unable to find solutions to the problems and has lost the ability to control their thoughts, they resort to suicide,” says Dr Khan. More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have some form of mental illness at the time of their death. Dr Iqbal Afridi, dean of JPMC’s Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences department, argues that depression is one of the leading risk factors of suicide but other medical conditions, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, can also contribute to it.
Dr Khan implies that any change in behaviour or the presence of a new behaviour is a warning sign that should never be ignored. For instance, if a person stops receiving calls, starts avoiding people or going to gatherings, he should be reached out to understand what triggered this change. Warning signs indicate a person is in crises and needs immediate attention, whereas risk factors suggest someone is at increased risk of suicide, but not necessarily in crisis.
Risk factors classified by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention into health, environmental and historical factors, are conditions that increase the chances of a person attempting suicide. Establishing and identifying risk factors can improve the prevention and treatment of suicidal thoughts and behaviours. According to a conservative estimate, nearly 15-20 percent adults and 10 percent children in Pakistan have some form of mental disorders. Some studies quote an even alarming number of 34 percent,” says Dr Khan. The most common mental illnesses are depression and anxiety, but they either remain undiagnosed or untreated, and therefore, increase the risk for suicide.
No to suicide, Its OK if you rejected, not everyone has a good taste
By Web Deskupdated : 9 months ago
Karachi: 13 November 2019: For each adult who dies by suicide, there may be 25 others attempting suicide, and 100 others struggling with suicidal ideation.the most common problems reported by patients are loneliness, family quarrels, domestic violence, and interpersonal relationship issues. The NPCC, established in 1989 with the help of the World Health Organisation (WHO), treats patients of intentional and accidental poisoning.
As routine practice, doctors at the centre recommend all suicide survivors to see a psychiatrist at Ward 20, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, when they are being discharged. Despite doctors’ recommendation and the psychiatry ward being only a few metres away from the NPCC, Dr Mahboob believes that not many patients see a psychiatrist because they never accept they need professional help. Underlying causes when left untreated increases the vulnerability to suicide risk after attempted suicide,” he says.
Most loved ones respond to suicide as something out of the blue. In reality, those thinking about suicide have been doing so for long. And in many cases, it’s a pressure cooker inside those people’s minds — in terms of helplessness and feeling overwhelmed — that has exploded and manifested as suicide or suicide ideation.
That said, there is no single cause for suicide, states the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. It occurs when stressors and health issues converge to create an experience of hopelessness and despair. Millions of women in Pakistan, for example, are constantly being told, by their spouses, by in-laws, and even by parents, that they are good-for-nothing; they are neither beautiful nor intelligent so much so that it kills their self-esteem and they gradually start doubting themselves.
“This is called conditioning,” explains Adeel Hijazi Chaudhry, CEO of psychiatric helpline Talk2Me. “We receive numerous calls from women plagued by self-doubt asking us whether they are really not good enough. Such situations tend to hurt a person’s ego. If loved ones are questioning their existence, who does one find love and validation from? Such existential questions can, and often do, lead to an abyss, out of which there is no return.
“More than the chemical changes in the brain, suicide is linked with the thoughts running in the brain. When a person is unable to find solutions to the problems and has lost the ability to control their thoughts, they resort to suicide,” says Dr Khan. More than 90 percent of people who die by suicide have some form of mental illness at the time of their death. Dr Iqbal Afridi, dean of JPMC’s Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences department, argues that depression is one of the leading risk factors of suicide but other medical conditions, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, can also contribute to it.
Dr Khan implies that any change in behaviour or the presence of a new behaviour is a warning sign that should never be ignored. For instance, if a person stops receiving calls, starts avoiding people or going to gatherings, he should be reached out to understand what triggered this change. Warning signs indicate a person is in crises and needs immediate attention, whereas risk factors suggest someone is at increased risk of suicide, but not necessarily in crisis.
Risk factors classified by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention into health, environmental and historical factors, are conditions that increase the chances of a person attempting suicide. Establishing and identifying risk factors can improve the prevention and treatment of suicidal thoughts and behaviours. According to a conservative estimate, nearly 15-20 percent adults and 10 percent children in Pakistan have some form of mental disorders. Some studies quote an even alarming number of 34 percent,” says Dr Khan. The most common mental illnesses are depression and anxiety, but they either remain undiagnosed or untreated, and therefore, increase the risk for suicide.
