PSY341H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: American Pleasure Club, Suicidal Ideation, Canadian Medical Association
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3rd leading cause of death among young ppl: on purpose, premeditated, preplanned, violence towards self. Many ppl have 1st hand experience w this topic, since unfortunately fairly common. Leading cause of death among teens = accidents: death by misadventure, any accident, non-preplanned. 2nd leading cause of death in adolescence = illness, infection. Talking about preventative measures instead of treatment intentional. A teen in this country commits successful suicide every 17 minutes: non-successful much more common, boys much more successful more frequently. If point gun at medulla stop breathing. Hang selves, jump off heights: girls attempt more often. Pills throw up, fall asleep: shoots self after hesitation. Next 24 hrs: 1429 teens will attempt suicide. No father absent: divorced in big correlating factor for attempted suicide. Neglectful mother has own mental health issues. Broken relationships: #1 motivating factor for children who take other ppl"s lives or their own: alienation, rejection.
