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Warning Signs of Suicidal Tendencies
Learn how you can recognize warning signs whether your child is suicidal.
Warning Signs of Suicidal Tendencies
Warning Signs Of Child Abuse
Why would someone abuse an innocent child? Child abuse happens in all social groups and all ethnicities. Sadly, the abuse is overwhelmingly caused by those who are supposed to be protecting the child- the parents....
Warning Signs of Brain Tumor
Despite significant advances in cancer research and treatment, one form of cancer - brain tumors - remain particularly feared, and for good reason....
Unemployment - A Warning Sign of Rising Debt
There once was a time when the 'American Dream' constituted a picture perfect image - of a happy family, a house, a car or two, and working comfortably until you retire. As the financial world collapses around us and pay cuts or, even worse, layoffs become routine news, its time to sit up and pay attention to the warning signs of potentially larger problems looming ahead....
Suicide - Recognizing Signs, Intervention, Comforting Family and Friends
A local woman committed suicide this week leaving behind school aged children and her parents. The community is reeling over this act and trying to make sense of it. Why did she do it? What pushes any person to take their own life, how might you be able to prevent it, and how can you be supportive to friends and family?...
Teenage Suicide - Prevention
Teenage suicide is the third highest cause of death among youngsters aged between the age 15 to 24 years. Teenagers tend to resort to easy and temporary solutions like alcohol, drugs or sex, since these are all readily available today. These are dangerous shortcuts that only amount to a temporary escape from a depressed state. However, these can aggravate suicidal tendencies....
Suicide Prevention
Teenage suicide is preventable when people learn to recognize the warning signs. Often teenagers present the warning signs to people closest to them. Unfortunately by the time a teenager that is feeling suicidal gets to a trained mental health professional, it can be too late....
Teen Suicide - What Are the Risk Factors and Warning Signs?
As parents and teachers, we need to be more aware about the threat suicide is to our adolescent population. Teen suicide is a problem that requires our vigilance and attention. The problem is that teens often go through periods of moodiness and anxiety; there is a tendency on our parts to dismiss warning signs as "just puberty."...
Warning Signs of Suicide
Throughout history, the very idea of self-murder or suicide has called forth such emotions as anger, admiration, patriotic pride, disgust, sympathy, curiosity and fear. Many of these responses are determined by social factors and norms operating in the specific culture in which the suicide is accomplished. A society, such as twentieth-first century United States, places high value on wellness and life and tends to view suicide with horror, shame and antagonism. On the other hand, the Japanese culture has historically viewed some suicides as honor-saving acts or patriotic feats....
How to Recognize the Bipolar Warning Signs
Bipolar disorder is one of several medical conditions commonly called depressive disorders or manic depression. This is a mental disorder that often affects thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and behavior. It also affects how a person feels physically and it's clinically known as psychosomatic presentations....
Depression Suicide - Treat Depression Early
Depression suicide is very common, and thousands of people commit suicide each year. Unfortunately among teens this happens to be the 3rd top cause of death, and it ranks 2nd among those who are college age. The statistics are astounding, and it is extremely sad that so many people lose their lives when there are excellent treatments available for depression today. The key is to catch and treat depression early....
