In my country we also hear of suicides due to socio-economic compulsions! Farmers taking this ultimate step, not getting a price for their crops and not being able to pay up the loans, is commonplace here! There are student suicides too, due to similar reasons! How will you go about explaining these?
That is sad Kevin...
And I feel ANGRY! You know wot.... if you protest for such acts which were influenced by the policies of the state; you can be booked for sedition! But, anyways, that's not the topic of this thread!
I disagree. The topic is about suicide. Is it poverty and lack of hope for your countrymen/women that pushes them over the edge?
The incidents that I mentioned are ONLY & ONLY due to the neo=liberal policies of the government. These incidents have nothing to do with simply poverty. India is mostly an agro-economy, hence yeah a lot is under the purview of the unorganised sector.
That being said, there are other cases of suicides that can be linked to fragile mental health. Even when, we study these cases closely, we link a substantial number of them to societal conditions that were beyond the control of the victims!
According to me, suicide attempts, suicide should not be bracketed with suicidal tendencies. Once we start noticing early behavioral changes they all need to be addressed medically. However, this is seldom the reality! Mental health is still considered exclusively of physical health in most developed countries, whereby we only feel sorry for the victim! Health plans, insurance and budget seldom include mental health!