Suicide
...inly white men over the age of 75. The suicide rates for people between the ages of 15 and 24 tripled between 1950 and 1993. Men take up 80 percent of all suicides. Women attempt suicide more than men. White men and women account for about 90 percent of all suicides. Hanging is the leading method of suicide worldwide. In the U.S 60 percent of all suicides are committed with firearms. Poisoning, like overdose of medication accounts for 18 percent on the U.S. Only15 to 25 of those who commit suicide leave notes. Some causes of suicide could be external circumstances such as, divorce, loss of a job, or failure on school. The majority of people who kill themselves suffer from depression that is often undiagnosed and untreated. Researchers say that suicidal behavior might run in the family. Karl Menninger an American psychiatrist suggested that all suicides have three interrelated and unconscious dimensions. One is revenge or hate which is the wish to kill. Another one is depression and hopelessness, which is the wish to die. Then last but not least, guilt, which is the wish to be killed. Since depression is the cause of most suicides early recognition of depression and treatme...