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    TEEN SUICIDE

    IN
    MALAYSIA
    Every 40 seconds, someone dies from suicide.
    (Balasegaram, 2019)

    Did You Know?

    Rising trend in teen suicide from 2012 to 2017

    (Balasegaram, 2019)

    Feelings
    Prolonged periods of these feelings are stongly associated with
    teens' suicide ideation.

    1. LONELINESS 2. ANXIETY
    ↑ LONELINESS ↑ ANXIETY / WORRY
               
    ↑ RISK FOR SUICIDAL    
    ↑
           
    RISK FOR SUICIDAL
    IDEATION Chan et al. (2016) IDEATION Chan et al. (2016)

    3. HOPELESSNESS 4. SADNESS
    DWELLING ON
    AN IMPORTANT
    PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSTRUCT NEGATIVITY
    FOR UNDERSTANDING OF
    SUICIDE IN LAST 25 YEARS ↑ SUICIDE IDEATION
    Chan et al. (2016)
    Beck et al. (1985)

    SOLUTIONS

    DIALECTICAL
    INDIVIDUAL & AUTHORITATIVE
    BEHAVIORAL
    GROUP THERAPY PARENTING
    THERAPY
    Educate teens on how to : Emphasized importance of: Parents ought to :
    Regulate emotions Acceptance & validation Encourage & affirm kids
    Tolerate distress Feelings of belonging & Engage in positive parent-child
    connectedness communication
    Build a life worth living
    Proven to : Proven to :
    Proven to :
    ↓ self-harm ↓self-harm
    teens' risky behaviour

    ↓ suicide attempts ↓suicide attempts


    involvement
    teens' suicide ideation
    (MCCAULEY, ET AL., 2018) (MCCAULEY, ET AL., 2018) (KING, VIDOUREK, YOCKEY, &MERIANOS, 2018)

    Reference : 
    Chan, Y. Y., Lim, K. H., Teh, C. H., Kee, C. C., Ghazali, S. M., Lim, K. K., … Ibrahim, N. (2016). Prevalence and risk factors associated with suicidal ideation among adolescents in Malaysia. International Journal of Adolescent
    Medicine and Health, 30(3). doi: 10.1515/ijamh-2016-0053

    Balasegaram, M. (2019, May 26). Human Writes: Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people today. The Star. Retrieved from https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2019/05/26/suicide-help

    King, K. A., Vidourek, R. A., Yockey, R. A., & Merianos, A. L. (2018). Impact of Parenting Behaviors on Adolescent Suicide Based on Age of Adolescent. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(12), 4083–4090.
    doi: 10.1007/s10826-018-1220-3

    Mccauley, E., Berk, M. S., Asarnow, J. R., Adrian, M., Cohen, J., Korslund, K., … Linehan, M. M. (2018). Efficacy of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide. JAMA Psychiatry, 75(8), 777.
    doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1109

    Mohsen, A. S., & Kumar, A. (2019, October 23). Teen suicide rate on the rise. The Sun Daily. Retrieved from https://www.thesundaily.my/local/teen-suicide-rate-on-the-rise-MC1523079

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