DEPRESSION AS IT LEADS TO

SUICIDEProfessor Nicole Colston

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What Does This Have to do with ME?

Renee's Story

Depression effects 1 in 6, or 17.6 million, Americans a year 25% of college students suffer from some form of depression 1 in 12 college students has actually made a suicide plan

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Two-Thirds of people with depression do not realize they have a treatable illness, and therefore do not seek treatment

The number 1 cause of suicide is untreated depression

Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death in college age people

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Depression DOESN’T Discriminate

Depression is a mental illness that doesn’t discriminate.

Depression does not care if you are white, black, Asian, or Mexican. It does not care if you

are male or female, gay or straight, young or old. http://3.bp.blogspot.com

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Environmental Reasons for Depression

Stress Traumatic Events Childhood Difficulties

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Short Term Effects of Bullying

Anger

Depress ion

I l lness

Anx iousness

Lack of focus

Lingering feelings of anger

Bitterness

Social problems

Difficulty trusting people

High tendency of being a loner

Low self esteem

Learned helplessness

Long Term Effects of Bullying

Abraham Biggs “CandyJunkie”

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Depression in the Brain Low levels of Serotonin and

Norepinephrine Chemical imbalances in the

brain Synapses and Nervous System Mood Disorders Co-Morbidity Who does it affect:

Men vs. Women

Young vs. Old

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Physical Health Risks of Depression

Depression can lead toCoronary heart diseaseCancer Immune- function disorders

Flu Symptoms vs. Depression

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Treatment Used for Biological Cause Antidepressants

1-3 weeks benefit1-3 months full benefitNo specific type of antidepressant works better

○ Has different side effects○ Must take full term treatment

Psychotherapy More severe symptoms, the longer the

treatment Non-traditional methods

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How to Deal with a Suicidal Patient

Causes that could lead to suicide:○ Depression○ Impulse problems○ Schizophrenia○ Personality Disorders

Assessing if someone is suicidal:○ Normalize○ Gentle Assumption○ Behavioral Incidents○ Denial of the Specific

Assessing Issues of Safety. Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapist-pg. 50-51

How to Deal with Suicidal Patient

Immediate threat:Client cannot be left aloneTaken to safe place

○ Emergency Room

Phone conversation:Call the PoliceStay on phoneCan break confidentiality and hospitalize involuntarilyMake contract with client on future behaviors

Assessing Issues of Safety. Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapist-pg. 52

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Symptoms of Depression Possible Mental or medical symptoms to look for

include:○ SIGECAPS:

S- Sleep disorder I- Interest DeficitG- GuiltE- Energy deficitC- Concentration deficitA- Appetite disorderP- Psychomotor retardation or agitationS- Suicidality

Assessing Adults for Psychopathology. Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapist-pg. 91

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Symptoms of Suicide Risk

Signs to warn about the risk of Suicide: “ IS PATH WARM?”

○ I- Ideation○ S- Substance Abuse○ P- Purposelessness○ A- Anxiety○ T- Trapped○ H- Hopelessness○ W- Withdrawal○ A –Anger○ R- Recklessness○ M- Mood Change

Assessing Adults for Psychopathology. Essential Assessment Skills for Couple and Family Therapist-pg. 91

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Other Signs to Look For

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•Weight loss or gain

•Negative Thoughts

•Anxiety

•Anger and Hostility

•Inability to Make

Decisions

•Feelings of

Hopelessness

•Emptiness

•Pessimism

How to Help a Depressed Loved One

• Learn all that you can

• Have realistic expectations

• Give support• Keep your routine • Express your

feelings• Don’t take it

personally • Ask for help • Work as a team

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Chose Your Words Wisely Don’t Say… “I can fix this for you.”

Instead, Say… “I can’t fix this, but I will be here so you don’t have to go through this alone.” http://healthvene.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/depression.jpg

Depression is THE leading cause of suicide among college students

Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students

If we can stop depression, we can stop suicide

There’s a few ways depression comes about:

Environmental factors (stress, trauma, childhood experience)

Medical factors (chemical imbalance in the brain, defects in the nervous system, existing mood disorders)

Be aware of warning signs!!! Don’t let depression go unnoticed.

If in doubt, talk it out. Better to be safe than sorry.

The Reality Is…

So What If We Do Nothing? The solution may sound a bit radical, but the facts

can’t be denied

If we do nothing, depression will continue to plague college campuses around the nation. However, that doesn’t have to be the case

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How Can OSU Improve These Statistics?

Mandatory depression screenings given every semester

Depression project in freshman orientation to ensure participation

Discuss life with advisor when enrolling for classes

We HAVE to inform the student body of ways to handle depression

More organizations like To Write Love on Her Arms

To Write Love on Her Arms at OSU

If you would like to get involved on campus, you can join the OSU chapter of To Write Love on Her Arms

To get more information, visit http://campuslink.okstate.edu/organization/to-write-love-on-her-arms-osu

TWLOHA – OSU meets on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM in Morril 102. Feel free to stop by and see how you can make a difference on campus.

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It’s hard to determine an exact number of the decrease in depression statistics if our plan is implemented.

It’s inexact science, but realistically we could decrease the statistic to 1 in every 7 college students suffering from depression.

With a 2010 enrollment of 21,419, we could save 1,000 people from the depths of depression.

If We Do Nothing

If We Employ Solution

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Number of Students Suffer-ing from Depression on OSU

Campus

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How You Can Take Action!!! Listen to what your friend or loved one is telling

you Take them to a specialist Offer emotional support, encouragement,

patience and understanding Call 911 or toll free, 24-hour National Suicide

Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255 Last of all, never leave them alone.

“ DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT’S TOO LATE!!!”

“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.”

○Harriet Beecher Stowe

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