Question

What factors contribute towards teens contemplating suicide? Describe what you should do if you suspect someone is contemplating suicide. Discuss what interventions or treatment facilities IN 350-400 WORDS

Answer 1

• Psychological and mental disorders, especially depression and other mood disorders, schizophrenia, and social anxiety.
• Substance abuse and/or alcohol disorders
• History of abuse or mistreatment
• Feelings of hopelessness due to studies or even relationship problems.
• Feeling isolated and lack of social support can make the teenager vulnerable and attempt suicide
• It is important to tell the suicidal person that you care and that you want to help them.Express empathy for the person and what they are going through.Clearly state that thoughts of suicide are often associated with a treatable mental disorder, as this may instill a sense of hope for the person.
  Tell the person that thoughts of suicide are common and do not have to be acted on.
• Suicidal thoughts are often a plea for help and a desperate attempt to escape from problems and distressing feelings. You should encourage the suicidal person to do most of the talking, if they are able to. They need the opportunity to talk about their feelings and their reasons for wanting to die and may feel great relief at being able to do this. It may be helpful to talk about some of the specific problems the person is experiencing. Discuss ways to deal with problems which seem impossible to cope with and take help mental health professional if need be.
• The Family Intervention for Suicide Prevention (FISP) is a cognitive behavioral family intervention for youth ages 10-18 who are presenting to an emergency department (ED) with suicidal ideation or after a suicide attempt.
• Guidance counsellors at schools or counsellors at crisis centres can help ensure that a distressed teen receives the needed assistance.
• Psychological counselling will help a teen develop effective mechanisms for coping with problems. These will be of value long after adolescence has ended, when a person has to face many of the stresses routinely encountered during adulthood.
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Suicide Prevention has been developed with the primary goals of this intervention are to reduce suicidal risk factors, enhance coping and to prevent suicidal behavior. Adolescents who make suicide attempts, or who have acute or persistent suicide ideation, typically have multiple psychiatric and environmental problems.
• CBT-SP is narrow in focus and is not designed to address all of the adolescent’s problems. This approach recognizes that the teen may need further treatment. Instead, it focuses on developing skills (cognitive, behavioral and interactional skills) that will enable the adolescent to refrain from further suicidal behavior.