Contents:
- Medical Video: Top ten SURPRISING FACTS about: Suicide
- Myths and facts about depression and suicide
- Myth: Depression is not a serious medical problem
- Myth: Depression will go away on its own
- Myth: Depression needs to be treated with antidepressants
- Myth: The ones most at risk for committing suicide are teenagers
- Myth: Poor countries have a higher suicide rate
- Fact: The greater the height of the house, the higher the risk of suicide
- Fact: Creativity affects suicidal desires
- Fact: Family history increases the risk of depression
- Fact: Most suicide attempts end up failing
- Fact: Treatment can reduce suicide
- Fact: Suicide can be "contagious"
- Fact: Men are more at risk of committing suicide
Medical Video: Top ten SURPRISING FACTS about: Suicide
Depression is a general medical disease that can affect your feelings, ways of thinking, and actions. Besides being able to cause feelings of sadness, it turns out depression can also make you lose interest in carrying out daily activities. As a result, this can cause a variety of emotional and physical problems.
Depression is often associated with suicide. Unfortunately, this belief is not true because in fact most people who are depressed do not commit suicide. However, if depression is not treated, it will increase the risk of possible suicide.
Myths and facts about depression and suicide
Here are the myths and facts of depression and suicide:
Myth: Depression is not a serious medical problem
Depression is a real and serious condition. This is no different from diabetes or heart disease when viewed from its ability to influence a person's life. This can have both emotional and physical symptoms and make life very difficult for those who have it. The medical community has acknowledged the seriousness of depression and considered it a disease.
Myth: Depression will go away on its own
Even though depression may go untreated, it rarely happens. Because usually, without proper treatment, depressive symptoms can last for weeks, months or even years. Even if these symptoms continue to be ignored, depression can cause suicide.
Myth: Depression needs to be treated with antidepressants
Of course, this does not apply to all cases of depression because treatment of depression will depend on the severity and causes of depression. For mild to moderate depression, the first choice of treatment must be psychological therapy. But, if depression is severe, your doctor may prescribe medication to help you manage your life.
Myth: The ones most at risk for committing suicide are teenagers
According to the main survey, depression affects almost 15 million Americans (almost 7% of the adult population) in a given year. While depression is a disease that can afflict anyone at any time in their lives, the average age at the start is 32 (although 49-54 years old adults are the age group with the highest risk level for depression).
Myth: Poor countries have a higher suicide rate
Poor countries do not always have high suicide rates because in fact many rich countries have higher suicide rates than developing countries. For example, there are 54 of every 100,000 people in Russia, committing suicide every year.
Fact: The greater the height of the house, the higher the risk of suicide
According to one study, the greater the height of your house, the higher the risk of suicide. The level of suicide risk is about 70% higher in the area of 2,000 meters at altitude, for example, compared to at sea level.
Fact: Creativity affects suicidal desires
Creativity, depression, and suicide have long been linked, so it might not be surprising that some of the most creative individuals in history suffer from mental illness.
Fact: Family history increases the risk of depression
Having a family history of depression in your family will allow an increased risk of depression in your child. But even so, family (and friends) can play a role in preventing suicide due to depression. Strong social support is known to reduce the risk of suicide due to depression.
Fact: Most suicide attempts end up failing
Fortunately, only 1 in every 10 to 25 suicide attempts can cause death.
Fact: Treatment can reduce suicide
Of course, there is no way to prevent suicide. However, the successful treatment of psychological disorders can reduce the risk or desire of someone to commit suicide.
Fact: Suicide can be "contagious"
Exposure to other people who commit suicide can increase the likelihood of people around them also wanting to commit suicide.
Fact: Men are more at risk of committing suicide
Although the number of women who try suicide is three times that of men, but it turns out, the number of men who actually commit suicide is four times more than women.
