HIT Consultant November 20, 2024
Too many have lost a loved one to suicide. Every 11 minutes someone dies by suicide in the US, often without warning.
Suicidality has historically been regarded as a symptom of major depression and mental illness in general. During my training, when someone was at risk of suicide, we were taught to treat the underlying mental illness and the patient will get better. However, in many cases that has proven to not be correct.
In fact, a large percentage of severely depressed patients never think about suicide and more than half of suicides occur independently of a known mental health condition. Moreover, many of those who attempt or die by suicide do so without warning, particularly those under...
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