MIND WELLNESS PRESENTS

SUICIDE
& MILLENNIALS
MIND WELLNESS – Awareness, counselling and more……

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Dr. Era Dutta
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Dr. Shumayou Dutta
MD Psychiatry, MBBS MS Ortho, FASSI
Consultant Spine
Neuropsychiatrist, Therapist Consultant Spine
& Wellness coach Surgeon
Founder Director Director Mind
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1 Suicide What, when,
where, how, why

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Millennial - Modern
Suicide angle, DIGITAL
technology

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 PREVENTION

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Your Role as a therapist
Right questions
Your role as a human
Role of technology

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SUICIDE
 SUICIDE – Numbers?
1 death every 40 sec

3,000 in a day
1 million/year

1 person complete:20 attempts

 SUICIDE – The what
• DEFINE?

Latin suicidium, is "the act of taking one's

own life”
Suicide is the act of intentionally and
voluntarily causing one's own death.
 SUICIDE – The what

• Who gave the definition of suicide?

•

Emil Durkheim
Suicide is applied to all cases of death resulting directly or
indirectly from a positive or negative act of the victim himself,
which he knows will produce this result.

Self intended self-inflicted self directed

cessation.
 SUICIDE – since when

• Is it a new concept?

• Is it a concept only related to our religion?

 SUICIDE – since when

• Indian Mythology and suicide?

 SUICIDE – since when

• Suicide and love stories?

 SUICIDE – Where

• Which are the leading countries with highest

suicide rates?
SUICIDE – around the world
SUICIDE – around the world
 SUICIDE – Where

Suicide – state wise in Our country - rankings

 
2012
 Tamil Nadu (12.5% of all suicides)
 Maharashtra (11.9%)
West Bengal (11.0%) 
 SUICIDE – How

Modes of committing suicide

Choices?

Lethal – non lethal

SUICIDE – Why
SUICIDE – Why
 SUICIDE – Why

Reasons?

Personal

Most common ones

 SUICIDE – Why
Biological:
5 HT – serotonin locha – low

Psychological

Social
 SUICIDE – Why
1. Mental (psychological)disorders

2. drug misuse

3. cultural situations - love, marriage, divorce

4. family and social situations

5. genetics

6. childhood trauma
 SUICIDE – Why
7. previously attempted suicide

8. sexual assault

9. a family history of suicide

10. presence of traumatic brain injury

11. Socio-economic problems : unemployment, poverty

12. discrimination and bullying

 SUICIDE – Why – Mental conditions
1. Major depressive disorder
2. Dysthymia
3. Bipolar disorder
4. Anxiety disorders
5. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
6. Personality disorders
7. Psychosis
8. Schizophrenia
9. Substance use disorders
SUICIDE – TERMINOLOGIES to know

SUICIDAL IDEATIONS

It is thinking about or having an

unusual preoccupation with suicide

Passive or Active
SUICIDE – TERMINOLOGIES to know
Deliberate Self Harm

Parasuicide

Intent

Double suicide

Homicide suicide
SUICIDE – TERMINOLOGIES to know
Suicide pact

suicide cluster

suicide survivor

Psychological autopsy
Activity – Suicide facts quiz

QUESTION TIME !
QUESTION 1

• 1. Which is the biggest predictor of suicide?

 
A. Hopelessness
B. helplessness
C. depression
D. previous suicidal attempt
QUESTION 2

2. When a suicidal person’s depression improves and

spirits lift, he or she is out of danger.

A.YES
B. NO
C. MAYBE
D. NO IDEA
QUESTION 3

3. Which of these famous celebrities didn’t die by

commiting suicide?
A.Sridevi
B.Rajesh Khanna
C.Robin Williams
D.Jia Khan
QUESTION 4

4. Which of these is not a suicide related game?

A. Blue Whale
B. Momo challenge
C.Dragon challenge
D. All are suicide related games
 
QUESTION 5

• Suicide kills more youths every year than road

traffic accidents

A. YES
B. NO
C. What are you saying?
D. Maybe
Who is the millennial??

MILLENNIAL
 MILLENNIAL & suicide
Who is a Millennial

are they susceptible?

Why is this an important focus group for us?

What is different nowadays?

 MILLENNIAL & suicide
Who is a Millennial

GENERATION BIRTH YEARS PRESENT OTHER NAMES

AGE
Baby Boomers 1946-64 54-71
Gen X 1965-79 39-53
Gen Y 1980-99 19-38 MILLENNIAL
Gen Z 2000- 18- below POST-
MILLENNIAL
 MILLENNIAL & suicide
Who is a Millennial

– Millennial: No Strict definition

– Age group: 20-40 years
– Post Millennial: 13-19years
 Millennial?

LATEST REPORTS from LANCET

What do you think?

MILLENNIAL & suicide
Are the millennial more susceptible?

• Loneliness
• Google
• Mobile addiction
• Social media
jealousy
• Phubbing
• Relationships
• Education
 MILLENNIAL & suicide

What is different nowadays? • Expectation versus

reality
• Competition
• Stress – work
• Changing society
• Family structures
• Religion
 Problems?

• Depression
• Social Anxiety
• Generalized anxiety and Panic
• Dependence (addiction) – substance and
non substance
• Adjustment disorders
 MILLENNIAL & suicide

Why is this an important focus group for us?

Most productive years

Young
Confused and need direction
Future of our country
 TECHNOLOGY
How has technology impacted suicide

Role of media?
 CHALLENGES
Blue whale

Momo

Ice and Fire

Dragon

Other challenges
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES
SUICIDE Signs
SUICIDE in the Millennial Signs
SUICIDE in the Millennial Signs
 Millennial Suicide note

Modern displays of suicide

Facebook

Modern suicide note

Millennial Suicide note
BREAK KE BAAD
THERAPIST kya karega
WHAT NOT TO SAY
ROLE PLAY TIME!!
CRISIS intervention

A. Someone who has recently

attempted suicide comes to
you

B. Someone who is suicidal

actively and has come in
chamber

C. Street scene

D. Phone call
 SUICIDE RISK ASSESMENT

Suicide – what to ask after an attempt?

And how?

Let’s see
 ACTIVELY SUICIDE

What will you ask?

What will you do?

Suicide prevention contract

 ACTIVELY SUICIDE
How will you counsel, talk, bring about topic of
suicide?

Parents of a child?

Child?

Addressing myths
MYTHS
 CRISIS INTERVENTION

How to talk down?

How to prevent someone from jumping,

or shooting?
LEGAL and ETHICS
When to tell family
should I tell the police

Confidentiality?

Should I inform someone?

What is my position in private

practice?
TECHNOLOGY & SUICIDE
 USING TECHNOLOGY for
PREVENTING
Social media campaigns

groups –support
 MODERN INTERVENTION

Facebook

and social media

 BREAK

Picture Color, Corrections, Artistic Filters,

and Background Removal allow you to customize images for your story
 USING TECHNOLOGY for
PREVENTING

APPS
 USING TECHNOLOGY for
PREVENTING

Butterfly project

semi colon
USING TECHNOLOGY for PREVENTING
USING TECHNOLOGY for PREVENTING
Access Anywhere

» HELPLINES
» AASRA +91-22-27546669 or +91-22-27546667.
» Roshni +914066202000
» COOJ Mental Health Foundation - +91832225252
» Lifeline Foundation 033-24637401/7432
 FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

What can you do as a lay person for

suicide prevention awareness?
 INTERVENTION

MUST GIVE INSTRUCTIONS to someone

accompanying – how to handle
 FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Listen
Show that you care
Do not belittle
Be calm
Do not leave them alone
Don’t offer advice
Don’t promise confidentiality
Recovery and follow-up
 
 FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
What can you do if you are having
suicidal ideations or impulses
SUICIDE PREVENTION

AWARENESS
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