key determinants

There are many key determinants that lead to suicidal thoughts and suicide. Finding the key determinants is important as tackling it can solve the problem. For biological key determinants, depression is the number one cause of suicide. This also includes other mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Some people have depression from genetics as a family history of depression can affect the person. Several causes can trigger depression in a person, leading to suicide. Untreated depression is the number one cause of suicide. This fact is from suicide.org.

For social and cultural determinants, social pressure is a key determinant especially for youth in school. Failing a class or being peer pressured can lead to suicidal thoughts for the youth. Men are more likely to fail a class and can feel very pressured from social standards. Peer pressure is also important as women may have a negative self image of oneself and feel pressured to change themselves or even hate themselves. Alcohol and drug consumption is also a cause of suicide. These are depressants so it can lead to unusual behavior of someone. In colleges, many people consume alcohol and drugs so it could be a strong determinant of suicide.

In environmental determinants, areas with gloomy weather are shown to have higher rates of suicide. But the physical environment does not have much of an affect compared to the social environment on the youth. Having a firearm can lead to greater thoughts of suicide which makes the risk factor higher. Also, not having a counseling center nearby to get help can lead to a higher rate of suicide.

For economical determinants, studies have shown times that in times of bad economy, there have been more suicide rates. Unemployment and losing a lot of money lead to depression for many people. Suicide also has a large impact on the economy. Loss of a close person due to suicide can financially and emotionally impact a person, which may trigger suicidal thoughts. Politics can affect suicidal rates by decisions that affect the nation's economy. The distribution of income in society and the business condition of a society have change suicide rates. By making laws that affect an individual's income status, suicide rates may go higher or lower. There are many determinants that lead to suicide. Usually, it is a combination of many causes for one person. I think for the youth, tackling social and cultural determinants may affect them the most.