Suicide Rates

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In this article, the writer discusses that two main groups of people appear to have significant suicide rates and these are the elderly and adolescents. The suicide rates of these particular age groups are discussed in this study. The writer notes that with adolescents, suicide risks come more from the problems that are faced with drugs, school, peer pressure ,and other concerns. The writer then notes, that for the elderly, however, the reasons usually relate more to health problems, a lack of support from family and friends, and other issues that people often face as they get older.

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"Determining why children and adolescents commit suicide is a concern that many individuals in the helping professions face. Obviously, they commit suicide because they are depressed in many instances, but it is also accurate to say that there are other reasons why many of these adolescents choose to take their own lives. Some of them are involved in substance abuse and other issues that cause them to think suicide is the right idea. Others are involved with crowds of other adolescents that drag them down into painful issues and problems that they have trouble facing. When this happens, some of these individuals begin to feel that they are trapped in these problems, and the only way that some of them find to escape those problems is through suicide. Tragic though it is, it becomes the choice all too often - especially when the adolescent already has a mental disorder."

Sample of Sources Used:

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