Suicide is the decision to take the person to end his life willingly to kill himself and the reasons for his choice of person believes that his death has become the best of his life. In the psychological definition: It is an extreme form of self-harm behavior that occurs in individuals depressed significantly. In another definition: is a type of self-punishment, and revenge of the self, and self-harm by getting rid of them. And severe depression may lead to the development of the idea of suicide, the person, which often translate into practice. The suicide phenomenon as old as humanity itself, known to the peoples of the various rituals and entered into a religious and philosophical beliefs; Valigriv for example, they knew the concept of suicide, and had seen him look philosophical, and divided him among supporters and opponents. Aristotle considered suicide act directed against the laws of the state and society and humanitarian norms in circulation, and called for punishing those who provide it. It is no doubt that all religions were against the human phenomenon of suicide, especially Islam, which has forbidden killing the self. Abu Hurayrah, "may Allah be pleased with him," the Prophet "peace be upon him", he said: «which suffocates himself suffocating in the fire, which Atanha Atanha in the fire» (Bukhari) Jabir bin Samra that a man of the companions of the Prophet "peace be upon him "hit by a surgeon Valmt it, FDP to a century in his sword, killing himself; did not arrive by the Prophet" peace be upon him. "(Reported by al).
In light of reality and live the world today of the events and changes and economic crises, social, political and community, it must be pointed to the seriousness of this phenomenon, which we hear much about in our Arab societies transmission of Western societies, where the statistics indicate in 2010 the World Health Organization that about one million people in the world commit suicide every year, ie the equivalent of one suicide every 40 minutes! Bringing the suicide rate by 60% in all parts of the world for the past fifty years, and that each case of suicide 20 attempts preceded by a failed suicide! And showed the World Health Organization that suicide is among the three causes of death in the age group 15-44 years, and the second cause of death in the age group 10-24 years, and despite the fact that suicide rates were higher among older males who are over 65 years, but the the suicide rate in the category of youth and adolescence continues to increase, and South Korea occupies the highest suicide rate in the world, an average of 13 thousand Korean during the year with a minimum of 33 cases a day, and Japan occupies third place in the world!
In the Arab world according to the report published by «the Arab Thought Foundation for Studies and Research» in 2010 has increased the proportion of suicides, amounting to 4 people per 100 thousand, from 2 per 100 thousand years ago, in Tunisia, for example, statistics show the same that the number of suicides large, arrived (1354) case in 2010, compared to (905) cases in 2008, in Jordan recorded (56) the case of suicide successful between 2009-2010, and (314) attempt suicide failed, while in Yemen has reached suicides a large percentage ( 3651) if successful in the last three years. At the level of the GCC countries, Kuwait has witnessed in the last four years record high of about (614) incident of suicide, while in the UAE (24) case, and the Sultanate of Oman (23) case, and Bahrain (45) condition, and Qatar (8) cases . In Egypt, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics figures alarming, as there is (104) thousands of suicide attempts in Egypt in 2009, the majority of young people in the age group of 15-25 and enables them around (5000) case of suicide, for reasons of lack of employment opportunities in front of them, and the difficulty to get rid of debt, high costs of marriage .. The strangest thing in Morocco, where according to statistical information that the Academy more than 2.0009 million thousand Moroccan do not hide their desire to put an end to their lives, as a result of poverty, unemployment and blocked horizons work worthwhile!
Studies show that teens are the most aggressive in the category of childhood (less than 18 years) to commit suicide and attribute this to family disintegration, failure in school, depression, and schizophrenia. The reports show that suicide is one-third of causes leading to the deaths of adolescents, while suicide is rare in the first eight years of childhood, is increasing dramatically in adolescence and adulthood.
It is likely that the male offers to complete suicide in a way higher than females, with females trying to commit suicide is equivalent to twice the male attempts, both trying but the number of successful attempts at suicide in males larger, while the number of failed attempts in females greater. This may be attributed to the fact that males use more severe methods such as murder weapons or falling from high places, while females use the roads less severe drug or toxins as shakes, are rescued in many times. This may be due to the nature Alandfaih in males than in females, in addition to the ability of females to seek help and psychological support from others, and get it more easily than males who find it difficult to express themselves and seek help from professionals or associates, for example, showed a statistical year 1995 on suicide in Australia that (1872) a man who committed suicide in exchange for (495) woman committed suicide, and suicide in Australia is the first cause of death for men, and the third reason for women.
Symptoms of suicide
The most important thing shown by the person who is thinking of committing suicide is depression, which means (feeling very sad and misery, frustration, helplessness and worthlessness, and hopelessness of life and change reality). Although each case of suicide of her privacy, but that there are a number of warning signs and symptoms displayed by the sponsors to commit suicide, including: sudden changes in behavior, change in sleep pattern or style of food, and neglect to study or work, the neglect of one's social relationships and external appearance, to talk about suicide and death in a strange, lost interest in the routine activities and withdraw from it, the fun things dear to him, to talk about lost hope and a sense of guilt or hopelessness, self-criticism, anxiety, depression, melancholy, isolation and introversion, hatred of society, the complaint of headache, lack of focus, get rid of the personal holdings of precious (an important indicator), sometimes abuse drugs and alcohol, as well as a failed attempt or more in the experience of suicide. The presence of any of these indicators are worthy of attention by others such as parents or close, although there are a number of which is a clear indication that a person in danger and we perceive.
Some children are aggressive towards themselves and deliberately harming themselves, and threaten to do so or they are doing already, and behaviors exhibited by these: to refrain from taking the medication is necessary such as insulin, and carrying out risk exaggerated Kalagafz from a high place, or crossing the road the middle course of intensive or accelerated, or eating toxins. And those who suffer from emotional disorders hurt themselves more and more severe. Parents should not tolerated in any of the cases of self-harm because they may develop into a serious thought about suicide.
Causative factors of suicide
A range of factors that may lead to a person to commit suicide or thinking about it, and can be summarized as follows:
1 - mental illness and mental health: that of mental illness caused by organic disorder often arises in the brain since birth, Kalshll crazy year, and mental retardation, epilepsy .. Including psychological and mental disorders which arise from the dysfunction, including:
First, mental disorders, which often appear through the years of life as a result of exposure to shocks and problems including: anxiety, hypochondriasis, hysteria, and Akhawav (phobia), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.
Second, mental disorders (mental) and may be hereditary, including: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis. And play a mental illness and mental disorders and mental health an important role in many suicides among adolescents and adults, approximately 40% of suicides recorded.
2 - Personality Disorder: It is not a psychological or organic diseases .. But features a radical make those figures are different from the rest of the people, and they do not feel that they suffer from the disorder, but this suffers from living with them, and suffering are also themselves and their actions, they do not respond to the treatments very well because they are not convinced they need it, including: personal hysterical, and personal emotionally immature, and personal failing, and personal inwardness, and addicted to alcohol or drugs .. And all those thinking of suicide.
3 - family problems, self-esteem may result in family conflicts frequent or severe among family members, especially parents, as well as live child or adolescent with a stepmother cruel or husband or cruel, or exposed the child to beatings and abuse, emotional deprivation frequently, or neglect of the child and his need for psychological and physical, or adolescent exposure to criticism or ridicule and constant lack of respect for himself and his feelings, and low parental education, and rape of women .. May all lead to access to the case of severe depression and suicidal thinking then and get rid of life.
4 - economic problems: such as poverty, unemployment and lack of access to professions in spite of the necessary certificates and qualifications, or loss of business or at home .. Studies have shown about the adults in Hong Kong for example, that 55% of suicides carried out by the unemployed. The World Health Organization expressed concern that the global economic crisis lead to a higher incidence of suicide, especially after the feet of some businessmen to commit suicide.
5 - Failure: The financial failure Calfhl in the payment of financial obligations or exposure to loss, failure or emotional, or academic failure, or failure of social, or failure of vocational deposit function dignified and conservation, a leading cause of suicide, studies have shown international to 60% of the suicides were caused by failure.
6 - the feeling of guilt or Unit: This is a major cause of suicide, a sense of guilt and the desire to punish oneself, or loneliness and the belief that the world does not understand and no one feels it, and because of the inability to extend punishment to others Fauge punishment for itself, abound this case, adolescents and mature intellectually or psychologically disturbed.
7 - serious health problems: health status are directly related to depression and suicide, Patients People with incurable diseases cured such as AIDS and cancer, more inclined to commit suicide, and range account for between 15-18% of the suicides, but addicted to alcohol and drugs is up the proportion of suicide to 15% according to Statistics in Egyptian society.
8 - biological reasons: Kachtlalat in hormonal balance, especially in girls during puberty, or anemia caused by iron deficiency, or disorders of the thyroid or blood sugar, or chemical imbalance in neurotransmitters .. May cause depression or suicide.
9 - weakness of religious faith: the dimension of religion, and the weakness of the True Faith in God and the Last Day, and the lack of trust in God, and mistrust in God, and not the fear of God Almighty.
10 - availability of forms, and abuse and the media in dealing with the issue: a public placement of stories of celebrities have committed suicide, some of the encourages those who suffer from psychological problems and social and economic suicide.
11 - Easy access to lethal substances: drugs and toxins and jumping from high places ..
Reduce suicides
According to the World Health Organization and: «can not prevent all suicides, but it can prevent the majority, to take some necessary measures». To remedy this phenomenon must identify the direct cause behind each case of the above reasons, because the knowledge of the reason is the first step of the solution, like a doctor in order to address the patient and provide appropriate treatment must know the reason, and who appointed it is picking up the signals sent by the person (symptoms suicide), which is a red light indicates the intention of the individual to commit suicide, and can propose the following to reduce the cases:
1 - to give adequate attention to all the threats launched by the individual and of self-harm or intention to commit suicide, Cases that occur without warning a few, and follow-up of previously made suicide attempts, by giving them psychological care enough, and listen to their problems and suffering, and to provide solutions for them and moral support, care and compassion , especially adolescents and patients.
2 - to listen to people and close friends, and children in difficult circumstances, and emotional communication with them, and no pressure on the children on academic achievement, and not to compare them with others or constant criticism or Aharajhm and ridicule them.
3 - treatment of mental illness and disorders such as depression in an individual, schizophrenia and addiction .. Should not hide or neglect of what appears on the individual behavioral disorders are common, it is worth the patient's family to go to a psychiatrist or a specialist for treatment and entered the psychological clinic, if necessary, and not to shame or waiting aggravate the situation.
4 - the work of therapeutic rehabilitation programs shared by the family and the school with the therapist, to promote the personality of the patient and focus on the positive aspects to it, and help it fulfill its role in society, and follow-up and improve what can be improved in the social environment Ktkulail family conflicts.
5 - the cooperation of those responsible for the restriction of press and media to publish stories of suicides and their methods used, especially the well-known of them, and deal with their issues carefully and not to be raised through a stimulating, Openness Media uncontrolled today's calls for weak people or young people and psychiatric patients to imitate others and being influenced by them, has consider suicide a quick solution to their problems.
In light of reality and live the world today of the events and changes and economic crises, social, political and community, it must be pointed to the seriousness of this phenomenon, which we hear much about in our Arab societies transmission of Western societies, where the statistics indicate in 2010 the World Health Organization that about one million people in the world commit suicide every year, ie the equivalent of one suicide every 40 minutes! Bringing the suicide rate by 60% in all parts of the world for the past fifty years, and that each case of suicide 20 attempts preceded by a failed suicide! And showed the World Health Organization that suicide is among the three causes of death in the age group 15-44 years, and the second cause of death in the age group 10-24 years, and despite the fact that suicide rates were higher among older males who are over 65 years, but the the suicide rate in the category of youth and adolescence continues to increase, and South Korea occupies the highest suicide rate in the world, an average of 13 thousand Korean during the year with a minimum of 33 cases a day, and Japan occupies third place in the world!
In the Arab world according to the report published by «the Arab Thought Foundation for Studies and Research» in 2010 has increased the proportion of suicides, amounting to 4 people per 100 thousand, from 2 per 100 thousand years ago, in Tunisia, for example, statistics show the same that the number of suicides large, arrived (1354) case in 2010, compared to (905) cases in 2008, in Jordan recorded (56) the case of suicide successful between 2009-2010, and (314) attempt suicide failed, while in Yemen has reached suicides a large percentage ( 3651) if successful in the last three years. At the level of the GCC countries, Kuwait has witnessed in the last four years record high of about (614) incident of suicide, while in the UAE (24) case, and the Sultanate of Oman (23) case, and Bahrain (45) condition, and Qatar (8) cases . In Egypt, Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics figures alarming, as there is (104) thousands of suicide attempts in Egypt in 2009, the majority of young people in the age group of 15-25 and enables them around (5000) case of suicide, for reasons of lack of employment opportunities in front of them, and the difficulty to get rid of debt, high costs of marriage .. The strangest thing in Morocco, where according to statistical information that the Academy more than 2.0009 million thousand Moroccan do not hide their desire to put an end to their lives, as a result of poverty, unemployment and blocked horizons work worthwhile!
Studies show that teens are the most aggressive in the category of childhood (less than 18 years) to commit suicide and attribute this to family disintegration, failure in school, depression, and schizophrenia. The reports show that suicide is one-third of causes leading to the deaths of adolescents, while suicide is rare in the first eight years of childhood, is increasing dramatically in adolescence and adulthood.
It is likely that the male offers to complete suicide in a way higher than females, with females trying to commit suicide is equivalent to twice the male attempts, both trying but the number of successful attempts at suicide in males larger, while the number of failed attempts in females greater. This may be attributed to the fact that males use more severe methods such as murder weapons or falling from high places, while females use the roads less severe drug or toxins as shakes, are rescued in many times. This may be due to the nature Alandfaih in males than in females, in addition to the ability of females to seek help and psychological support from others, and get it more easily than males who find it difficult to express themselves and seek help from professionals or associates, for example, showed a statistical year 1995 on suicide in Australia that (1872) a man who committed suicide in exchange for (495) woman committed suicide, and suicide in Australia is the first cause of death for men, and the third reason for women.
Symptoms of suicide
The most important thing shown by the person who is thinking of committing suicide is depression, which means (feeling very sad and misery, frustration, helplessness and worthlessness, and hopelessness of life and change reality). Although each case of suicide of her privacy, but that there are a number of warning signs and symptoms displayed by the sponsors to commit suicide, including: sudden changes in behavior, change in sleep pattern or style of food, and neglect to study or work, the neglect of one's social relationships and external appearance, to talk about suicide and death in a strange, lost interest in the routine activities and withdraw from it, the fun things dear to him, to talk about lost hope and a sense of guilt or hopelessness, self-criticism, anxiety, depression, melancholy, isolation and introversion, hatred of society, the complaint of headache, lack of focus, get rid of the personal holdings of precious (an important indicator), sometimes abuse drugs and alcohol, as well as a failed attempt or more in the experience of suicide. The presence of any of these indicators are worthy of attention by others such as parents or close, although there are a number of which is a clear indication that a person in danger and we perceive.
Some children are aggressive towards themselves and deliberately harming themselves, and threaten to do so or they are doing already, and behaviors exhibited by these: to refrain from taking the medication is necessary such as insulin, and carrying out risk exaggerated Kalagafz from a high place, or crossing the road the middle course of intensive or accelerated, or eating toxins. And those who suffer from emotional disorders hurt themselves more and more severe. Parents should not tolerated in any of the cases of self-harm because they may develop into a serious thought about suicide.
Causative factors of suicide
A range of factors that may lead to a person to commit suicide or thinking about it, and can be summarized as follows:
1 - mental illness and mental health: that of mental illness caused by organic disorder often arises in the brain since birth, Kalshll crazy year, and mental retardation, epilepsy .. Including psychological and mental disorders which arise from the dysfunction, including:
First, mental disorders, which often appear through the years of life as a result of exposure to shocks and problems including: anxiety, hypochondriasis, hysteria, and Akhawav (phobia), obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression.
Second, mental disorders (mental) and may be hereditary, including: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychosis. And play a mental illness and mental disorders and mental health an important role in many suicides among adolescents and adults, approximately 40% of suicides recorded.
2 - Personality Disorder: It is not a psychological or organic diseases .. But features a radical make those figures are different from the rest of the people, and they do not feel that they suffer from the disorder, but this suffers from living with them, and suffering are also themselves and their actions, they do not respond to the treatments very well because they are not convinced they need it, including: personal hysterical, and personal emotionally immature, and personal failing, and personal inwardness, and addicted to alcohol or drugs .. And all those thinking of suicide.
3 - family problems, self-esteem may result in family conflicts frequent or severe among family members, especially parents, as well as live child or adolescent with a stepmother cruel or husband or cruel, or exposed the child to beatings and abuse, emotional deprivation frequently, or neglect of the child and his need for psychological and physical, or adolescent exposure to criticism or ridicule and constant lack of respect for himself and his feelings, and low parental education, and rape of women .. May all lead to access to the case of severe depression and suicidal thinking then and get rid of life.
4 - economic problems: such as poverty, unemployment and lack of access to professions in spite of the necessary certificates and qualifications, or loss of business or at home .. Studies have shown about the adults in Hong Kong for example, that 55% of suicides carried out by the unemployed. The World Health Organization expressed concern that the global economic crisis lead to a higher incidence of suicide, especially after the feet of some businessmen to commit suicide.
5 - Failure: The financial failure Calfhl in the payment of financial obligations or exposure to loss, failure or emotional, or academic failure, or failure of social, or failure of vocational deposit function dignified and conservation, a leading cause of suicide, studies have shown international to 60% of the suicides were caused by failure.
6 - the feeling of guilt or Unit: This is a major cause of suicide, a sense of guilt and the desire to punish oneself, or loneliness and the belief that the world does not understand and no one feels it, and because of the inability to extend punishment to others Fauge punishment for itself, abound this case, adolescents and mature intellectually or psychologically disturbed.
7 - serious health problems: health status are directly related to depression and suicide, Patients People with incurable diseases cured such as AIDS and cancer, more inclined to commit suicide, and range account for between 15-18% of the suicides, but addicted to alcohol and drugs is up the proportion of suicide to 15% according to Statistics in Egyptian society.
8 - biological reasons: Kachtlalat in hormonal balance, especially in girls during puberty, or anemia caused by iron deficiency, or disorders of the thyroid or blood sugar, or chemical imbalance in neurotransmitters .. May cause depression or suicide.
9 - weakness of religious faith: the dimension of religion, and the weakness of the True Faith in God and the Last Day, and the lack of trust in God, and mistrust in God, and not the fear of God Almighty.
10 - availability of forms, and abuse and the media in dealing with the issue: a public placement of stories of celebrities have committed suicide, some of the encourages those who suffer from psychological problems and social and economic suicide.
11 - Easy access to lethal substances: drugs and toxins and jumping from high places ..
Reduce suicides
According to the World Health Organization and: «can not prevent all suicides, but it can prevent the majority, to take some necessary measures». To remedy this phenomenon must identify the direct cause behind each case of the above reasons, because the knowledge of the reason is the first step of the solution, like a doctor in order to address the patient and provide appropriate treatment must know the reason, and who appointed it is picking up the signals sent by the person (symptoms suicide), which is a red light indicates the intention of the individual to commit suicide, and can propose the following to reduce the cases:
1 - to give adequate attention to all the threats launched by the individual and of self-harm or intention to commit suicide, Cases that occur without warning a few, and follow-up of previously made suicide attempts, by giving them psychological care enough, and listen to their problems and suffering, and to provide solutions for them and moral support, care and compassion , especially adolescents and patients.
2 - to listen to people and close friends, and children in difficult circumstances, and emotional communication with them, and no pressure on the children on academic achievement, and not to compare them with others or constant criticism or Aharajhm and ridicule them.
3 - treatment of mental illness and disorders such as depression in an individual, schizophrenia and addiction .. Should not hide or neglect of what appears on the individual behavioral disorders are common, it is worth the patient's family to go to a psychiatrist or a specialist for treatment and entered the psychological clinic, if necessary, and not to shame or waiting aggravate the situation.
4 - the work of therapeutic rehabilitation programs shared by the family and the school with the therapist, to promote the personality of the patient and focus on the positive aspects to it, and help it fulfill its role in society, and follow-up and improve what can be improved in the social environment Ktkulail family conflicts.
5 - the cooperation of those responsible for the restriction of press and media to publish stories of suicides and their methods used, especially the well-known of them, and deal with their issues carefully and not to be raised through a stimulating, Openness Media uncontrolled today's calls for weak people or young people and psychiatric patients to imitate others and being influenced by them, has consider suicide a quick solution to their problems.
