Essays on Suicide

Introduction Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder that has a major impact on the American population. From 2013-2016 it was reported that about 8.1% of American adults over the age of 20 were diagnosed with depression (CDC). Depression as a mental illness is very…

Introduction Life is filled with a vastness of many different feelings and these feelings determine how we live and interact with the world and with ourselves; for Hamlet feelings played a major role in the way he lived his life. Hamlets feelings brought him on…

Everyone in American should have a choice. That should go for almost everything. People should get to choose how they want to die with certain rules of course. Assisted suicide means the suicide of a patient suffering from an incurable disease, effected by the taking…

This essay is done in the form of an ‘analyzed suicide note’. I take apart the topics spoken about in the note in terms of Social Psychology to both show my understanding of the content and surrounding research, as well as to provide a ‘real-time’…

Introduction This issue is a very strong subject today in the medical world. Terminally ill patients are allowed the right to die with dignity. When I say die worth dignity let me clarify exactly what I mean. When a person has a terminal illness, generally…

Child suicide in Japan, its consequences and how to address it There is a concern around the number of schoolwork-related suicides in Japan and it affects Japanese society. It has been addressed recently and those numbers are decreasing. However, child suicide is still a main…

In the article, “Reflections on Veteran Suicide, Veteran Resilience and Tribe,” Shauna H Springer unravels the reasoning behind the significant amount of suicidal veterans. The article was first published on Psychology Todays website on October 15th, 2016. Springer describes the level of trust created amongst…

The word ‘suicide’ alludes to death caused by a willful, self-incurred damage or demonstration of brutality that is performed with the expectation of no longer living. Suicide is commonly known as disposing of oneself or taking one’s own life. For each successful suicide in the…

California, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington are the only places in the united states where assisted, that is only 14 percent of the country. Even though there are many important reason to, legalize it that are overlooked by the 43 other states. Some…

One of the greatest German goalkeepers, Robert Enke had his first bout of depression in 2003 when a critical mistake during a game led to a Novelda 3-2 win over Barca. Since then, Robert would feel fear whenever a shot was taken towards his goal….