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SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION

9 th Grade Health Enhancement. SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION . DEPRESSION . 1 IN 4 PEOPLE MILD - MODERATE - SEVERE 6 MONTHS - 2 YEARS RECOVERY TIME 80% RECOVERY RATE THE SOONER YOU GET HELP, THE MORE SUCCESSFUL THE TREATMENT . DEPRESSION. •A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE IN THE BRAIN

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SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION

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  1. 9th Grade Health Enhancement SUICIDE AND DEPRESSION

  2. DEPRESSION • 1 IN 4 PEOPLE • MILD - MODERATE - SEVERE • 6 MONTHS - 2 YEARS RECOVERY TIME • 80% RECOVERY RATE • THE SOONER YOU GET HELP, THE • MORE SUCCESSFUL THE TREATMENT

  3. DEPRESSION • •A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE IN THE • BRAIN • •CLASSIFIED AS A MENTAL ILLNESS • •GENETIC PREDISPOSITION

  4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS • SADNESS FOR MORE THAN TWO • WEEKS. • FEELING OF HOPELESSNESS. • LOSS OF INTEREST IN HOBBIES. • LACK OF ENERGY. • CHANGE IN EATING HABITS. • SUBSTANCE ABUSE.

  5. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS • FEEL LIKE CRYING A LOT. • FEEL EMPTY, ALONE, HELPLESS. • NO SELF CONFIDENCE. • SCARED A LOT. • DON’T LIKE YOURSELF. • CAN’T CONCENTRATE. • DON’T WANT TO MAKE DECISIONS. • FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN A FOG. • RESTLESS AND JITTERY. • DON’T SEE A REASON TO LIVE. • DON’T WANT TO BE WITH FRIENDS • EVERYTHING SEEMS TO TAKE SO MUCH • EFFORT.

  6. CAUSES • GENETIC • PSYCHOLOGICAL • ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS • NEUROTRANSMITTERS GET OUT OF WHAK. • “THE BLUES”

  7. TREATMENT • MEDICATION - • –PROZAC • –ZOLOFT • –PAXIL • THERAPY

  8. Suicide QUOTE : “SUICIDE IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO A TEMPORARY PROBLEM!”

  9. SUICIDE • “I THINK IT IS A SELFISH ACT AND YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT TO DO IT!” -LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND TO LIVE WITH IT.

  10. FACTS • •30,000 SUICIDES PER YEAR! • •NUMBER TWO CAUSE OF DEATH AGES 15- • 19. • •500 SUICIDES PER YEAR IN MONTANA. • •90% OF THE TIME THERE ARE SIGNS. • •3 MILLION NON FATAL INJURIES DUE TO • ATTEMPTS. • •1990 - 4869 TEENS KILLED THEMSELVES. • •8TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE • USA.

  11. Facts • FACTS CONTINUED • THE NUMBER OF TEENS COMMITTING • SUICIDE HAS TRIPLED IN THE PAST 30YEARS! WHY? • –DIVORCE • –DRUGS • –PRESSURE • –CHANGING FAMILIES

  12. SIGNS VERBAL WARNING SIGNS • “SOON IT WILL BE OVER” • “THEY WILL FEEL BAD WHEN I’M GONE” • “I MIGHT AS WELL BE DEAD” • “I’M GOING TO KILL MYSELF”

  13. OTHER SIGNS • THEMES OF DEATH. • GIVING AWAY POSSESIONS. • TALKING ABOUT DEATH. • DRAWING THEMES OF DEATH. • SOCIAL WITHDRAWL. • INCREASED RISK TAKING. • CHANGE IN SCHOOL WORK. • CHANGE IN APPEARANCE.

  14. DO THEY WANT TO DIE? NO! • THEY WANT THE PAIN TO STOP. • MEN MORE SUCCESFUL THAN WOMEN.

  15. Male Statistics METHOD OF ATTEMPT : –GUNS –HANGING –TRAINS –CAR CRASHES

  16. Female Statistics METHOD OF ATTEMPT : • PILLS • ASPHYXIATION • OVERDOSE DRUGS OR ALCOHOL • BETTER CHANCE OF BEING FOUND!

  17. WHAT CAN YOU DO? • TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. • ASK IF THEY HAVE A PLAN • DON’T CHALLENGE THEM. • LISTEN! • HELP THEM CALL FOR HELP. • TELL SOMEONE! • DON’T LEAVE THEM ALONE.

  18. Stages of Suicide • THOUGHT • PLAN • ATTEMPT

  19. P-A-L-S • P = PATIENCE • A = AVAILABLE • L = LISTEN • S = SUPPORT “This method is used for preventative measures.”

  20. RESOURCES www.save.org

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