Warning Issued Over Suicide Rates Among Workers and Unemployed

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by Paul Rujopakarn

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has issued a warning over the rising rate of suicides among people of working age and retirees.

 

According to the DMH, citing data from the National Suicide Prevention Center, an average of 53,000 suicides are attempted in Thailand each year, 4,000 of which end fatally.

 

DMH Director-General Dr Amporn Benjaponpitak said suicide is now second only to accidents as the leading cause of unnatural deaths in Thailand. She added that major risk factors driving people to commit suicide include stress and depression.

 

According to a March survey, those in the early stages of their careers are four times more likely to commit suicide than other adults. Many people face financial pressure during the university-to-work transition, especially in the context of a status-driven, materialistic society. This at-risk group has also been steadily increasing over the last four years.

 

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Dr Amporn said love and support from family and friends can help people avoid suicidal thoughts.

There have long been concerns that COVID-19 and the restrictions put in place to contain it could cause a mental health crisis and an increase in suicides around the world.

 

Along with fear of disease and potential bereavement, experts say some aspects of the lockdown - such as isolation, loneliness, loss of social support networks, unemployment, and financial insecurity - are harmful to mental health.

 

According to data from the World Health Organization, close to 800,000 people worldwide lose their lives to suicide every year. Twenty more people attempt suicide for every death, though statistics are vastly underreported.

 

-- © Copyright NNT 2022-05-03

 

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[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Along with fear of disease and potential bereavement, experts say some aspects of the lockdown - such as isolation, loneliness, loss of social support networks, unemployment, and financial insecurity - are harmful to mental health.

Yep that'll do it.

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has issued a warning over the rising rate of suicides among people of working age and retirees.

Anyone know of anyone left education that does not fit into that bracket ? 

[RanongCat]

Comfortable people make jokes and laughing if is Thai people but make sad noise when Western people jump from high places so many times for  same reasons !

 

[Orinoco]

9 minutes ago, RanongCat said:

Comfortable people make jokes and laughing if is Thai people but make sad noise when Western people jump from high places so many times for  same reasons !

 

OK, do Thai people care when what you say happens ?

Please remember jokes are just jokes.

[RanongCat]

7 minutes ago, Orinoco said:

OK, do Thai people care when what you say happens ?

Please remember jokes are just jokes.

You laugh when stand over a dead person? You have to be  be very comfortable !

[daveAustin]

51 minutes ago, RanongCat said:

Comfortable people make jokes and laughing if is Thai people but make sad noise when Western people jump from high places so many times for  same reasons !

I see this flippancy on here whether Thai or farang. It’s sad but a fair amount of it seems to be from the boomer variety with not a care in the world for others. Dunno what makes them tick. 

[2 is 1]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

According to the DMH, citing data from the National Suicide Prevention Center, an average of 53,000 suicides are attempted in Thailand each year, 4,000 of which end fatally

What they can do to manage! Even this is f up! Less than 10%. Dont know how drive car, believe some "fat"guy whit some good ideas, whit reincarnation. 

Maybe order some chinese food

 

Edited May 4, 2022 by metisdead
Trolling video removed.

[Sparktrader]

I tried to kill myself in 2020. 

[cncltd1973]

we knew a rise in suicide was in the works with the desperation and depression brought on by the lockdowns and losses in prospects.

what's surprising is the low 'success' rate of attempts, 7.5% or so

[metisdead]

A callous troll post and the replies have been removed.

[JimTripper]

15 hours ago, RanongCat said:

Comfortable people make jokes and laughing if is Thai people but make sad noise when Western people jump from high places so many times for  same reasons !

Old school. Have not heard about any cases lately. It looks like the farang deaths site will be back up soon. I used to follow with great interest and always wondered why people wanted to join the Pattaya Flying Club ????‍♂️ ????‍☠️