What are the reasons for teenage suicide? When the hospitalization is needed after suicide? Answers to these questions you will find in the article.
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adolescent (10-14 years old) and the third - in the late adolescence and young
Age. Since 1970. The number of suicides has increased most among youth
15-24 years old. Suicide is relatively rare to the puberty period, after
16 years old they are rapidly achieving maximum prevalence in 18-24
years (especially men, whites and indians). Large prevalence
suicide in men correlates with drug use. For each suicide
accounts for 20-50 suicidal attempts, the latter are more common
Among girls. That young men are more likely dying as a result of suicidal
Attempts, apparently, due to the different ways of suicide among girls and
Junior. Gunshot wound, hanging, jumping from height, usually,
deadly. Suicidal attempt by receiving drugs rarely
leads to death; This method is most common among
Teenage.
Causes of adolescence suicide
Often adolescents coming to suicide,
have relatives or acquaintances who have committed suicide, abuse alcohol and
Drugs, they are characteristic of syndrome
attention violations with hyperactivity and
Other behaviorals
Disorders, Depression, Alarm State. TO
predisposing factors include acute experience, collision with
law, absenteeism and conflicts in school, drug addiction, pregnancy or fear
pregnancy, hypochondria, social
insulation. Girls have an additional reason for increased requirements for
yourself and their academic performance (with medium abilities) or changes in life.
At the time of committing suicide, the victim is often under the action
Alcohol or drugs.
Understandably
whether teenager for suicide is difficult. Usually depression is preceded by suicide, the teenager feels unhappy,
suffers low self-esteem, despair, complains about poor well-being.
In younger teenagers, depression can manifest conflicts at school,
causing behavior, sometimes offenses. At this age teenagers
Often it is difficult to express your feelings. Senior adolescents in such a situation
often resort to drugs . With the aim of
Identifying suicidal attempts for every teenager who has injured,
need to know her cause. Suicide risk is higher in adolescents with mental
disorders, with preceding suicidal attempts
Teenager or his relatives. As a rule, a teenager who fell into
depression and thinking about suicide, glad to share their
feelings.
Hospitalization after suicide
Teenagers with high suicide risk require
Exceptional attention. Should talk in detail with himself
teenager, his family and with everyone together. About the danger of suicide
immediately warn parents or teen guardians, because
Preservation of medical mystery in such a situation loses meaning. Mortality for
suicide depends not only on the decision of the teenager to make it, but also
from the method of committing, and most adolescents are not aware of this
Communication. During the survey, you need to pay special attention to
mental disorders in the family and the most adolescent, learn, was not
teenager victim of sex crimes leads sex life, including
including in homosexual contacts, since homosexuals
The risk of suicide is higher. Teenagers trying to commit suicide need
Urgent consultation of psychiatrist.
Upon admission to the reception office
Teenager after a suicidal attempt the doctor must decide whether it should be
hospitalize. After providing emergency and stabilization
The patient's states must be advised by the psychiatrist. With initially
stable condition needs to be solved whether the danger remains
suicide. There is an opinion that it is necessary to hospitalize all adolescents,
Come on his life.
Explicit readings for hospitalization:
- Decisivity to commit suicide;
- severe depression;
- drug addiction;
- suicidal
an attempt committed by the most dangerous way (firearms, jumping from height); - lack of support in the family;
After discharge of the patient, the doctor must follow the execution
prescribed treatment. Need to know if there is a firearm in the house and
Is it safely hidden. Teenagers in depression and those who tried
commit suicide treated reluctantly, and better so that they are constantly
Observed doctor. If the patient does not come to the reception, he needs to remind
This is by phone.
Depression is the most frequent mental
Disorder in adolescents who have suicide.
The prevalence of depression in adolescents is 4-6%, girls
suffer a little more often. Diagnostic criteria for depression in adolescents
the same as in adults, and include a change in mood and relationships with
surrounding, mental performance and physical condition. Hopelandria, alcohol abuse,
Drug addiction, decline in school, tendency to
offenses, severe conflicts in the family - all this indicates
Depression in a teenager.
