Suicide

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which involves reduced problem solving skills and hopelessness the other type is abnormal cognition which involves delusions and hallucinations this type of suicidal reasoning usually is derived from schizophrenia, substance abuse, physical injury, or other forms of insanity. Both of these two stems in which suicidal thoughts and tendencies are derived from are classified together as suicidal ideation. Normal cognition can be treated by psychiatric therapy and working through their issues, whereas abnormal cognition usually needs medication and often times hospitalization. Most psychiatric hospital stays are around a week (5-10 days).

If you attempt suicide you will be involuntarily admitted to a psych ward where you will be monitored closely and will be talked through your problems where the professionals can advise the best possible action to help you through the crisis in your life. However, the drugs administered like the anti-depressants such as: doxepin, clomipramine, ...

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for unintelligible reasons. Psychosis is much harder to mask than depression, and is often times even more tragic. The worldwide incidence of schizophrenia is only 1% and often strikes seemingly and otherwise healthy, high-performing individuals, whose lives, though manageable with medication, never fulfill their original promise. Schizophrenics are just as likely to talk freely about the voices commanding them to kill themselves as not, and usually give honest answers about thoughts of suicide when asked directly.

Crying out for help can be a reason for an attempted suicide. In cases like this they don't know how else to get attention or help. These people don't usually want ...

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