Preventing or reducing suicides; a psychiatric nurse’s viewpoint

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• Ablanka 7 years ago

  If a "disturbed individual" really means to commit suicide, there's practically NOTHING to stop it!

  If a "disturbed individual" really means to commit suicide, there's practically NOTHING to stop it!

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• K.K (Former psychiatric nurse) 7 years ago

  Mr.Ablanka, that is not true, personally I have saved two people with words like ( Come what May) when counselling them for the lost of father and boyfriend respectively. They rather respond quickly when their problems are no ...
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  Mr.Ablanka, that is not true, personally I have saved two people with words like ( Come what May) when counselling them for the lost of father and boyfriend respectively. They rather respond quickly when their problems are noticed.

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• Ablanka 7 years ago

  Thx, K.K, but the writer correctly defines "suicide" as: "Though the term SUICIDE ( the Latin word sui of oneself + -cidium ,from caedere to kill ) ...."
  
  Meaning, ONESELF is supposed to be very PRIVATE and in stealth.
  
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  Thx, K.K, but the writer correctly defines "suicide" as: "Though the term SUICIDE ( the Latin word sui of oneself + -cidium ,from caedere to kill ) ...."
  
  Meaning, ONESELF is supposed to be very PRIVATE and in stealth.
  
  Some are beyond HELP.

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• Iddi. 7 years ago

  Culturally and ethically we seem to have all the resources to cope with mental disorders and suicide. We have taken our sociological make up for granted, we have not tapped deeper into it so as to enable us have sufficient un ...
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  Culturally and ethically we seem to have all the resources to cope with mental disorders and suicide. We have taken our sociological make up for granted, we have not tapped deeper into it so as to enable us have sufficient understanding of its usefulness to us. All taken for granted . Allah ordained so we will say then sit back. Allah has said we should seek knowledge where ever we can , if as far as China. We need much education mostly through drama and radio to help use tap into this all most important tool for human survival and comfort. Let us also note our diverse beliefs, values, dialets etc. Information must be tailored to the down trotting persons, who are in majority. I hope to write formally an article on this site and try to start a group on the web , on mental disorders, (mental illness, substance abuse and neurological diseases)

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• Iddi. 7 years ago

  Will power , knowledge , acceptance, respect, value and being candid can all support. Reframing from material wealth compition, teasing, mocking, looking down, nor regarding others, no valuing and acknowledge people's efforts ...
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  Will power , knowledge , acceptance, respect, value and being candid can all support. Reframing from material wealth compition, teasing, mocking, looking down, nor regarding others, no valuing and acknowledge people's efforts but always blame, blame are all catalyst of suicide . Something can be done, but with time and patient. No quick fix.

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• K.K (Former psychiatric nurse) 7 years ago

  Well done.ln the advanced countries hardly one finds a bigger psychiatric hospital like Ankaful and Pantang. A psychiatric unit is attached to all general hospitals. As at 1969 Ankaful is the second biggest psychiatric hospit ...
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  Well done.ln the advanced countries hardly one finds a bigger psychiatric hospital like Ankaful and Pantang. A psychiatric unit is attached to all general hospitals. As at 1969 Ankaful is the second biggest psychiatric hospital in the whole world with first in Canada.Government should at least try to attach psychiatric wings to every regional hospital.

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• Iddi. 7 years ago

  I can remember sometime before the passage of the mental health , it was mandated that all regional hospitals should make room for 10 beds for patient who may be experiencing mental illness. Wa had 20 beds in a new hospital b ...
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  I can remember sometime before the passage of the mental health , it was mandated that all regional hospitals should make room for 10 beds for patient who may be experiencing mental illness. Wa had 20 beds in a new hospital built with the help of Danida Grant. The rest of the hospital l am not sure if they complied. It is for the The Mental Health Board and psychiatrist Kwesi to oversee this, but nay. Instead what l hear is building an altar modern psychiatric hospital to carter for the mentally disadvantage in three northern regions in Tamale. Community mental health nursing and half way houses with drop in centres are the order of the day.

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