Suicides grow at Christmas parties

• April 25, 2024

The suicide as a consequence of the depression it is on the rise, because cases have gone from 307 in 2007 to 371 in 2009; and currently it is estimated that on average there are up to two deaths of this type per day, according to the figures of the Ministry of Health of the DF and the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) .

Although suicides Increase in the Christmas season, official statistics indicate that the incidence is constant throughout the year, with 33 to 37 cases on average per month.

Besides, the depression it is detonated in this epoch, which precedes the planned death.

Some victims decide to take their own lives inside their own homes, using methods such as hanging wave suffocation , followed by the poisoning or the firing of a firearm.

Studies of World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that more women are trying to take their own lives, but men are the ones who really do it, choosing decisive methods.

Women opt for actions as a overdose or gas suffocation, something that does not always work for them.

"The depression greater is frequent in women, at least two to one; the attempt of suicide is much greater in women, but they are more consummate in men ", detailed Héctor José Dueñas , psychiatrist and medical director of Emerging Markets Neurosciences, Laboratorios Eli Lilly de México .

The most recent statistic on the subject published by the INEGI, dating from 2009, states that of the 371 people who took their lives that year, 298 were men and 73 were women.

The victims were, for the most part, single and with high school or high school education levels, unemployed and in an age range between 15 and 24 years.

This keeps the health authorities on alert because they are young people with no desire to live and without alternatives to solve their problems, as well as over 45, who are asphyxiated by various situations that they consider impossible to solve.

Dueñas said there is a close relationship between a suicidal person and the depression deep that, in Mexico City, it suffers at least 16% of the population; if not treated in time, the death It is the only false door they find for their life problems.

The specialist said that most depressed people come late to ask for help, so he asked families and friends, circles closer to people with this disease , to help and avoid fatal outcomes.

"The complications of the depression they are fatal and palpable from the social point of view because they imply school, work, family, couple, divorce, increase in substance use, accidents and suicide problems, as already warned, "he said.

Dueñas said that the development of drugs for the care of the depression it allows that its consumption does not cause dependence and the results are better and permanent.

However, he acknowledged that drugs in this type of case are not the only solution, and the patient must rely on psychological or psychiatric therapies to receive comprehensive care.

The depression it is the first cause of disability, according to the WHO, and is present in one in 10 people who go to primary care services, it is usually not identified and much less attended.

Watch for symptoms!

A suicidal person has symptoms that can be identified by family and friends, such as:

1. Threatening constantly to hurt yourself
2. Find ways to hurt yourself with firearms or getting medicine
3. Talk about death or dying when that type of topic is not normal in that person.
4. Feeling cornered and hopeless
5. Acting impulsively in high-risk activities
6. Feeling trapped and no way out
7. Increase the consumption of drugs and alcohol
8. Isolate yourself from family and friends
9. Present anxiety , insomnia or sleep for long periods
10. Experience dramatic mood swings

If you are close to a person who records the symptoms, it is best to listen to them, to have strict control of firearms, knives, razors, ropes and controlled medicines, avoid isolation and ask for help from specialists.

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