Suicide

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This paper discusses suicide to gain an understanding so that an adequate infrastructure might be set up to minimize suicide attempts by addressing the various causes. The author states that the intent of most suicides is not dying but seeking a stop to their emotional pain. The paper points out that people who attempt suicide are often acutely distressed: Either as a normal reaction to trying circumstances, reactive depression, or as a diagnosable mental illness or clinical depression.

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"For some patients, uncontrolled pain is an important contributing factor for suicide and suicidal ideas. Patients with uncontrolled pain may see death as the only escape from the pain they are experiencing. Different types of pain vary both in the way they affect patients and in their responsiveness to treatment. Acute pain is of limited duration but higher intensity. Chronic pain persists and often escalates progressively. The latter is more seen as a cause of suicide. However, pain is usually not an independent risk factor. The significant variable in the relationship between pain and suicide is the interaction between pain and feelings of hopelessness and depression. Suffering represents a more global phenomenon of psychic distress. Suffering is often associated with pain. Physical symptoms, such as difficulty in breathing can lead to suffering. Suffering may also arise from diverse social factors such as isolation, loss, and despair. One must consider the activity associated with the nervous system's response to damaging stimuli, nociceptin. A patient's pain reflects both the activity of his or her nervous system, and psychological, personal, and physiological factors."

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