tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "Preventing suicide: a resource for the family"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Preventing suicide: a resource for the family. | Annals of General Psychiatry BioMed Central Review Preventing suicide a resource for the family Sergio A Pérez Barrero Address Medical University of Granma Cuba Email Sergio A Pérez Barrero - Open Access Published 24 January 2008 Received 26 July 2007 Annals of General Psychiatry 2008 7 1 doi 1744-859X-7-1 Accepted 24 January 2008 This article is available from http content 7 1 1 2008 Barrero licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract The family can play an important role in the prevention of suicide if it is capable of aiding the mental health care services in the early detection and management of family members at risk. In order to attain this goal the whole family should be informed in how to prevent suicide. Background Suicide is one of the 10 major causes of death in most countries. The family can play an important role in its prevention as it is an avoidable cause of death. In order to be able to prevent suicide among its members the family should rid itself of some myths associated with suicidal behavior. Myths can be defined as culturally accepted phenomena rooted in the minds of people that do not reflect any scientific truth in the case of suicide they are erroneous judgments concerning the act itself and the person who takes their own life. Such myths need to be removed if people at risk are to be helped. Myths tend to justify their advocates attitudes and become a hindrance in the prevention of suicide. There are many myths in relation to suicide and the suicides. We will consider some of these and also explain some scientific criteria that should be taken into consideration by the family in order to help prevent suicide among its