A short infographic on the suicide of the elderly in the United States
Differences Between Singapore and United State (U.S)
Only in a certain area of U.S still consider suicide attempt as a crime such as Virginia, Washington and a few others. However, in most areas in the U.S do not classify suicide attempt is not a criminal act but assisting the suicide of another is definitely criminal in that state.
Suicide attempt is illegal; therefore, Singaporean may be arrested if their attempt fails may push them to complete it.
Reasons elderly commit suicide is because of a complex web of conditions contribute to late-life suicide, including physical illness and functional decline, personality traits and coping styles, and social disconnection.
But the vast majority of older people who kill themselves also have a diagnosable mental illness, primarily depression. (Span. P., 2018).
Reasons why elderly commit suicide is because of loneliness, lack of awareness of help resources and the inability of caregivers to detect emotional distress.
The method used for the elderly has a high rate of completing suicide because they use firearms, poisoning, hanging, and drowning.
The method used was determined by accessibility, acceptability, generational, gender, and racial factors such as jumping (72.4%), hanging (16.6%), and poisoning (5.9%).
For more information refer to no.9 in references.
Nearly 800 000 people die due to suicide each year by 1 in 40 seconds. Suicide is a global phenomenon and occurs throughout the lifespan. Effective and evidence-based interventions can be implemented at population, sub-population and individual levels to prevent suicide and suicide attempts. There are indications that for each adult who died by suicide there may have been more than 20 others attempting suicide based on the report on The World Health Organisation.
Refencese Uses:
1. https://save.org/about-suicide/suicide-facts/
2. https://www.aamft.org/AAMFT/Consumer_Updates/Suicide_in_the_Elderly.aspx
3. https://www.factretriever.com/suicide-facts
4. https://ourworldindata.org/suicide
5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4623642/
6. https://www.who.int/mental_health/prevention/suicide/suicideprevent/en/
10. https://www.todayonline.com/commentary/elderly-suicides-why-euthanasia-not-solution
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