The document discusses suicide among adolescents and young adults. It defines suicide and describes it as the third leading cause of death for those aged 10-24. It then discusses suicide ideation, attempts, and completion. Some key causes of suicide mentioned include depressive disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance abuse, family problems like abuse or parental mental illness, social isolation, availability of firearms, and academic or relationship stress. Warning signs listed are changes in sleep, eating, personality, and talk of goodbye plans or wishing to die. The document ends with statistics on suicide deaths by age and gender in the Philippines in 1993.

1. Suicide

2. “Suicide describes the
voluntary and
intentional taking of
one’s life.”
“Suicide is the
process of “Suicide is the
purposely ending third leading
one's own life.” cause of death
for people 10-24
years of age.”
http://www.medicinenet.com/suicide/article.htm#what
http://www.miamisci.org/youth/unity/Unity1/Rosena/pages/Suicide.html

3. MYTHBUSTERS!

4. 1. All suicidal people want to die.
2. If you ask someone if he/she wants to
commit suicide you might give him the idea;
so avoid any such direct questioning.
3. People who talk about suicide will not
commit suicide.
4. Not all suicidal people are crazy.

5. 5. Suicide occurs in both the upper and lower
socioeconomic classes.
6. Once a person is suicidal, he or she is suicidal
forever.
7. Suicide is inherited.
8. Suicide rarely happens, without warning.
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6. TYPES OF SUICIDE
1. Suicidal Ideation – refers to
thinking or fantasizing about
killing oneself, or, having
thoughts and fantasies of
suicide before a suicide
attempt

7. TYPES OF SUICIDE
2. Suicide Completion – refers
to self-inflicted death
3. Suicide Attempt – self-inflicted
and self-destructive act or
behavior that one believes will
cause death, but is
unsuccessful

8. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
1. The presence of a comorbid
psychiatric disorder
a. Depressive disorder lasting more
than two weeks, accompanied by
dysphoric mood, sad, unhappy, and
irritable feelings, and two or more of the
following symptoms:

9. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
Symptoms of Depressive Disorder:
- sleep disturbance of any kind
- appetite disturbance
- difficulty concentrating
- decreased pleasure in usual activities and
withdrawal from family and friends
- decreased self-esteem and excessive guilt
- feelings of helplessness or hopelessness

10. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
1. The presence of a comorbid
psychiatric disorder
b. Bipolar Disorder with symptoms
lasting a week or more or severe enough
to require hospitalization; mood is
elevated and expansive with irritability ,
and at least three of the following are
present:

11. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder:
- increased activity, restlessness, and
talkativeness
- inflated self-esteem and grandiosity that
may border on the delusional
- racing thoughts and flight of ideas
- decreased need for sleep, or exaggerated
wakefulness
- distractibility
- inability to recognize consequence of
actions

12. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
1. The presence of a comorbid
psychiatric disorder
c. Schizophrenia symptomatology,
including especially:
- hallucinations
- delusions
- evidence of thought disorder

13. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
2. The presence of significant
behavioral problems, whether or not they
meet criteria for conduct disorder
a. Problems at school, both behavioral
and learning difficulties
b. History of running away,
promiscuity, reckless or dangerous
driving, or other risk-taking behavior

14. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
2. The presence of significant
behavioral problems, whether or not they
meet criteria for conduct disorder
c. Evidence of drug or alcohol abuse,
including a history of missing work or
school because of substance abuse, or
arrests due to substance abuse

15. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
3. Family Problems
a. Documented or suspected
physical or sexual abuse
b. Psychiatric disorder in the
parents, currently or by history
c. History of completed suicide in
close family members

16. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
3. Family Problems
d. Poverty
e. Divorce of parents
f. Parent pressure

17. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
4. Sexual identity problems, including
homosexuality
a. Guilt
b. Self-disgust
c. Peer Rejection
d. Parental Condemnation or
Community Disapproval

18. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
5. Social Isolation
a. Inability to name friends (few
close friends)
b. Unpopularity with peers (being
bullied / an outcast)
c. Transient personal relationships
d. Feelings of panic and isolation
when alone

19. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
6. Availability of firearms, especially in
the home
7. Psychodynamic issues such as of
rage, hopelessness, despair,
desperation, guilt, revenge, self-
punishment and atonement

20. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
8. Academic Stress
a. Low Grades
b. High Expectation of Parents
9. Unwanted Pregnancy
10. Broken Friendships
11. Break-up in Romantic Relationships
12. Death of Loved Ones

21. CAUSES OF SUICIDE
In general, the greater the
number of risk factors present,
the more serious the suicide
risk.

22. Warning signs of Suicide
• Changes in the adolescent
Sleeping Habits • Relationships of adolescents
Eating Habits Withdrawal from Family
Personality Change Withdrawal from Friends
• Language of adolescents
Saying Goodbye
Talking about plans
Wishing to die

23. Coping and Treating
• Have a Support Group
• Talk to a professional
• No to Isolation
• Keep a Journal and Write
• Take prescribed
Antidepressants
• Get your Family’s support
• Alter the Environment

24. Number of suicides by age group and gender. PHILIPPINES,
1993.
World Health Organization, Geneva, 2004
Age (years) 5-14 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75+ All
Males 0 175 154 87 41 29 11 9 506
Females 0 169 86 34 20 14 7 10 342
Total 0 344 240 121 61 43 18 19 848

25. REFERENCES:
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/115393-
causes-adolescent-suicide/
• http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/en
/345.pdf
• Holinger, Offer, Barter, & Bell. (1994). Suicide
and Homicide among Adolescents. London:
The Guilford Press.