My 30 odd years working in mental health and with severely depressed people has led me to conclude (well this is what I think today) that when a person takes their life, they have usually thought a lot about it and believe that they have no other option. It is not the same as a psychotic episode or other forms of mental ill health. Sounds strange to say it but often, these very intelligent people, have made their own diagnosis, prognosis and course of treatment. The nature of the 'disturbance' inherent in this kind of suicide is that it appears to have been taken with a 'sound' mind. There was discussion on the topic on Radio4 a couple of weeks ago. It focuses more on males never-the-less, food-for-thought. 'The Edge of Life' www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b091v0tk
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My 30 odd years working in mental health and with severely depressed people has led me to conclude (well this is what I think today) that when a person takes their life, they have usually thought a lot about it and believe that they have no other option. It is not the same as a psychotic episode or other forms of mental ill health. Sounds strange to say it but often, these very intelligent people, have made their own diagnosis, prognosis and course of treatment. The nature of the 'disturbance' inherent in this kind of suicide is that it appears to have been taken with a 'sound' mind. There was discussion on the topic on Radio4 a couple of weeks ago. It focuses more on males never-the-less, food-for-thought. 'The Edge of Life' www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b091v0tk
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Monica Gibson he looks in great pain