Knives, guns, drugs, depression? ... It is believed that 90% of those that attempted or committed suicide suffer from Depression or Schizophrenia. ... It is believed that teens with low self esteem are most likely to give into stressful conditions that lead to depression and goes undetected as they withdraw themselves from society. ... Hormonal changes brought on by the onset of puberty are believed to overwhelm a teen under enormous pressure to cope in school and even the home, through these rapid development, many of whom act out through sexual activities, drugs and indulging in wrist cutti...

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It will explore the understandings of how depressions was discovered and what people believed triggered it. University Health Services at Berkley believes there are 3 common symptoms of depression; Physical, Behavioral, and Emotional. ... Most psychologist believe depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person's biological and psychological vulnerabilities (Historical Understandings of Depression, Nemade, Ph.D., Reiss, Ph.D., and Dombeck, Ph.D. 2007). ... Stopping abruptly can cause "antidepressant discontinuation syndrome" which is much lik...

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In 2002, antidepressant drugs comprised $17.1 billion of the $400 billion prescription drug market. ... However, drugs do not help every person who suffers from depression. The inefficiency of anti-depressant drugs not only leads to companies investing millions of dollars into new drug research, but questions of what else could be causing a person to be depressed to arise. Since drugs do not cure the pain for everyone, depression could be caused by elements outside of the biological and genetic realm. ... He believes the worst thing that could happen to a person is for him or her to get tr...

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FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR Freud believed that suicide indicated unconscious hostility directed inward to the self, rather than outward to the person or situation causing anger. ... This is because men use more violent methods, such as guns and hanging while females tend to rely on less violent options, such as drug overdose. ... Mann and Kevin Malone, Assistant Professor of Physicians and Surgeons, have reported that in depressed patients, prolactin release in response to the serotonin-releasing drug fenfluramine is more blunted in suicide attempters than in nonattempters. ...

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Depression may be related to side effects of drugs (Casey, 1994). ... Drugs can be misused in a number of ways: polypharmacy, excessive use, or under dosage, for example, which causes ill effects leading to depression. ... They may also choose suicide so as not to financially burden their love ones with the expensive drugs and treatment needed to maintain their physical well-being (Devons, 1996). ... Even if the depression is recognized by a doctor they are often concerned with prescribing antidepressants and adding it to their already seemingly endless supply of drugs (Leo, 2001). . ...

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A majority of psychologists believe that depression results from an interaction between stressful life events and a person's biological and psychological vulnerabilities (Signs, Symptoms, and Effects of Depression in Adolescents). ... It is important for relatives to provide emotional support for the teenager for he or she may turn to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. ... The most effective treatment would be the combination of psychotherapy and prescribed antidepressant drugs. ...

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Homelessness Among the Young: Law Enforcement and Runaway Juveniles. Abstract Throughout my paper, I discussed the question of what it means to be homeless. Several characteristics of this heterogeneous population are mentioned, as well as estimates of the group. Why is it that juveniles are choosing lives on the street rather than in their homes? Contributing factors include: family problems, throwaways, homeless families, residential instability, foster care and other residential programs, institutional contact, and socioeconomic pressures. ...

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Along with Lithium, used mainly as treatment for manic depressive behavior, these drugs represented the first major medical breakthroughs in chemical treatment of depression. ... These newer drugs are generally more specific and have fewer side effects than the older types, plus they are not addictive. ...

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It would not be safe to assume, though, that anyone who is not religious believes in physician-assisted suicide. Many people, regardless of religious standing, feel it is unethical for a licensed doctor to be administering such drugs with the intention of ending a life. ...

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Legislature could regulate physician assisted suicide by putting forth consequences when the system is abused, like those laws in regards to using & selling drugs, abusing alcohol, illegal abortions and any other behavior that is not within the norms of society. ... I believe that Physician Assisted Suicide is also a rational and ethical decision for those who choose to die in order to avoid unbearable suffering. ...

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Goodyer (ch.10, p. 243) explained to Ronson that he believes that bipolar disorder emerges more from late adolescence and that it is very unlikely that you'll find it in children under seven years of age. ... Drug companies also had a huge influence over creating more hype and propaganda that a child should be thrown onto a medication as soon as they showed any signs of irritability and moodiness, this influenced parents decisions greatly especially if being told by their child's Doctor. ...

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Media reporting and, naturally, alcohol and drug abuse are also important facilitators of suicide among young people. ... This leads to family breakups, disrupted siblings and friends of the teenager and because of all the damage, those affected will need various counseling methods, they may start to abuse drugs and alcohol and they might develop their own mental health issues which starts this vicious cycle all over again. ... To these teenagers, this stereotype is frightening and leads them to believe they will never be able to be a human living inside those social norms. ... Social classes...

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This relief came at a high price; the drug-induced coma made it impossible to move a muscle in her body. ... On the other hand, Plato's student Aristotle believed that there was no justifiable reason to commit suicide. ... The opposition believes that no matter what the reason, suicide is morally wrong. ... Most societies throughout time have felt suicide is ethically wrong, however, some societies such as the Vikings believed that to die during battle or committing suicide would forever earn you a place of honor in the after-life paradise of Valhalla. ... Jack Kevorkian, a retired patho...

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In contrast, there have been other physicians who believe strongly in "mercy killings," which is what is meant by the term physician assisted suicide, today. Although not all physicians agreed with the various constraints of the Hippocratic Oath, as time progressed, the followers of many religious sects, including Jewish, Catholics, Christians, and even Muslims believed the oath and supported it. These physicians who generally refused to assist suicide because they believed that those acts were morally wrong and that such actions an inappropriate practice and that in their religion b...

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The Salvation Army believes, therefore, that euthanasia and assisted suicide should be illegal" (Salvation Army). Double Effect is, "a term used to differentiate morally between the ethical intentions of those who administer drugs for the purpose of relieving symptoms and those who administer them with the intention of killing the patient" (Euthanasia Free-NZ). ...

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Because it is mainly psychological, diagnosis with simple tests is very difficult and although many physicians did not believe in self-diagnosis research proved otherwise. ... Even though many believe that women are more easily affected by these disorders due to their "estrogen" or "emotional levels", the fact is that between 30 and 50 percent of women are misdiagnosed, 70 percent who are prescribed antidepressants are not only diagnosed incorrectly, but are left without proper monitoring while taking the medication and the actual percentage of women with real depression di...

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However, Kevorkian's Michigan medical license was revoked, making it impossible for his to obtain the drugs necessary for his suicide machine. ... They believed he was too obsessed for him "to try to set compassionate and safe guidelines for euthanasia in the future." ...

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This perception leads to mistrust in talking about mental health issues; in fear that it will impact one's career; transfers to specialty units; promotions; and their peers believing that they are weak. ... Three of four respondents to the Johnson, Nieva, and Wilson (1985) survey of police and their spouses believed that the police department should offer alcohol rehabilitation programs. ... When the pressure of a stressful job leaves these public safety officers turning to drugs or alcohol to ease their mind, it becomes hard for them to admit they have an addiction (Willman, n.d.). ...

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Adolescents who believe they are at fault for an event are at the highest risk for depressive disorder. ... Victims of cyber bullying are also at an increased risk for engaging in problematic behavior, including drug/alcohol abuse, smoking, and poor school perf...

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