Category: Suicide
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Suicide Prevention in Geriatric Patients
Table of Contents The Practice Issue in Need of Change Description of the Search of the Literature for Evidence Assignment 3 References The Practice Issue in Need of Change Elderly individuals comprise one of the most vulnerable populations due to the frailty resulting from their old age (Chatterji, Byles, Cutler, Seeman, & Verdes, 2015; Clegg,…
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Clinical Problem: Suicide Prevention in Geriatric Patients
The clinical problem that will be considered in the proposed research consists of the challenge of suicide prevention in older patients, especially those suffering from terminal illnesses. In general, suicidal thoughts in older people can be viewed as a significant health concern; for example, in the US, over 6,000 older people commit suicide per year,…
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Screening Program for Suicide and Overdose Prevention
Raccoon City Primary Care Screening Stakeholders Police, EMT/EMS, nurses, social workers, people struggling with drug addiction, and people struggling with suicidal ideation. Purpose of the Program Evaluation The program evaluation is intended to be applied to determine if the intervention has yielded positive results and has fulfilled its objectives. Thus, three main circumstances will be…
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Assisted Suicide and Humanitarian Way to It
Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Essay Body Conclusion References Abstract The subject of assisted suicide is debatable in most nations around the world. Various scholars and medical practitioners offer varying perspectives on whether the act should be legalized. While focusing on the concept of assisted suicide, it is important to differentiate it from euthanasia to…
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Suicide Prevention Strategies in Sioux Lookout
Table of Contents Introduction Suicide Statistics Effects of Suicide Existing Solutions to Suicide Proposed Solution to Combat Suicide Strengths of the Proposed Solution to Suicide Weaknesses of the Proposed Solution to Suicide Conclusion References Introduction Suicide is the deliberate self-infliction of harm that leads to the inflicting individuals death. When someone damages oneself intending to…
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End-of-Life Care and Physician-Assisted Suicide
Introduction End-of-life issues are multiple and often painful for patients and their families. People who are faced with the impossibility of overcoming the disease may experience emotional pain, despair, or frustration, and without support and social interaction, their suffering may worsen. The ability to decide for yourself when the last minute of life will come…
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Assisted Suicide as a Solution in End-of-Life Care
The following paper stresses the ultimate necessity to help the patients exercise their rights to die in peace using medical assistance rather than suffer or try to commit suicide on their own. The paper also emphasizes the stress and financial issues that the patients families might undergo. For that sake, the relevant literature on the…
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Why We Need to Talk About Suicide: Lessons Learnt
Introduction Suicidal contemplations and actions remain taboo topics, which might hinder suicide prevention efforts. In his speech titled Why We Need to Talk about Suicide, Mark Henick exposes, criticizes, and explains the ongoing avoidance of this issue. This response papers purpose involves summarizing new learning from the video and remaining questions, comparing the presenters points…
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Why We Need to Talk About Suicide: Lessons Learnt
Introduction Suicidal contemplations and actions remain taboo topics, which might hinder suicide prevention efforts. In his speech titled Why We Need to Talk about Suicide, Mark Henick exposes, criticizes, and explains the ongoing avoidance of this issue. This response papers purpose involves summarizing new learning from the video and remaining questions, comparing the presenters points…
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Assisted Suicide as a Humane Solution
Table of Contents Introduction Arguments in Support of Assisted Suicide Disputes Regarding the Assisted Suicide Conclusion References Introduction Assisted suicide, along with euthanasia, serves the purpose of ending the life of an individual. Distinguishing these two methods is important. During euthanasia, a lethal drug is administrated by a physician, whereas during assisted suicide, the patient…