Citation

Sussman N. Prim. Psychiatry 2007; 14(11): 15-16.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, MBL Communications)

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Abstract

Suicide is the ultimate act of a hopeless and suffering individual. Those who know the victim frequently describe the suicide as senseless. Yet, the person who takes his or her own life experiences and perceives the future as more unbearable than death. Feeling trapped, unbearably agitated, or shamed, the victim sees death as a friend. However, to families and acquaintances, or to the health professional that may have treated that person, the suicide is inevitably traumatic. Everyone who cared about the victim is somehow diminished by the act.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; depression; risk assessment; hopelessness; review; shame; antidepressant agent; mental patient; agitation