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Suicide must urgently be addressed

category antrim | rights, freedoms and repression | opinion/analysis author Saturday August 07, 2004 12:16author by S.Fleming Report this post to the editors

Suicide is now clearly an issue of deep concern which must be addressed urgently and is a societal problem.

I would like to make a comment on the recent tragic suicide of Fiona Barnes in W.Belfast and the media reaction to this. Suicide is now clearly an issue of deep concern which must be addressed urgently and is a societal problem. Many of the media interviews though have involved psychiatrists and mental health professionals which seemed to be suggesting that this was a medical issue. The comments of Father Rooney at the funeral were in my view particularly incisive and relevant. He drew attention to the socio –economic discriminatory treatment that west Belfast in particular has seen over many years and the effects this has on people. I personally believe that there are real difficulties in the issue of suicide being medicalised or in implying that it may be related to some psychiatric ‘disorder’.

As the comments of most community workers and people in the areas affected will testify the main contributing factors would appear to be societal and environmental ones. People are therefore very often driven to despair as a result of life experiences. This medicalisation of their problems should therefore in my view be resisted. Psychiatric interventions in communities affected by suicide are at best cosmetic and only mask the real underlying problems. The setting up of therapeutic housing projects run by young people and dedicated members of the community where young people can work through the problems and issues in their lives may be the best way forward. The emphasis should be on addressing what is driving people to despair through social and educational projects and how that can best be tackled. It is their views that must be prioritised and not those of the professional mental health lobby.

 #   Title   Author   Date 
   Four out of five had balls!     Hilaal    Sat Aug 07, 2004 21:17 
   suicide in ireland     sean fleming    Sat Aug 07, 2004 21:40 
   Suicide: This surely reflects the level of PAIN in our society!!! We need action     Michelle Clarke    Sun Aug 08, 2004 01:06 
   Family Courts Kill     Former suicidal male    Sun Aug 08, 2004 12:35 
   suicide in ireland     S.Fleming    Sun Aug 08, 2004 13:11 
   Ms     Myra    Mon Aug 09, 2004 15:14 
   SUICIDE: MENTAL HEALTH: AWARE: MEDICALISATION     Michelle Clarke    Tue Aug 10, 2004 01:12 
   so what     paul c    Tue Aug 10, 2004 16:54 
   be nice to each other.     :-)    Fri Aug 13, 2004 21:47 
 10   nice answer     paul c    Fri Aug 13, 2004 22:08 
 11   oh well you got me there, I just do megastar success drugs and Fidel castro tattoos.     :-)    Fri Aug 13, 2004 23:29 
 12   Suicide - some strategies; there is hope in despair     Michelle Clarke    Tue Aug 17, 2004 22:33 
 13   Suicide - despair and strategies     Michelle Clarkke    Sat Aug 21, 2004 21:02 
 14   whats to be said     paul c    Sun Aug 22, 2004 00:27 
 15   Peer Advocacy     Michelle Clarke    Sun Aug 22, 2004 23:28 
 16   Suicde Prevention Day this Friday - Ponder on wisdom 'Knowledge is no load'     Michelle Clarke    Thu Sep 09, 2004 00:36 
 17   Off the wall queston     Michelle Clarke    Mon Sep 13, 2004 21:48 
 18   strange question     s.fleming    Wed Sep 15, 2004 15:53 
 19   Mr.     Micheál    Wed Sep 29, 2004 13:30 
 20   Mr.     Micheál    Wed Sep 29, 2004 13:35 
 21   Suicide: Medicalisation versus an alternative     Michelle Clarke    Wed Sep 29, 2004 23:46 
 22   Why the increase     Micheál    Sun Oct 03, 2004 01:22 
 23   Suicide     Marian Sheppard    Sun Oct 03, 2004 03:48 
 24   Cost of living?     Micheál    Sun Oct 03, 2004 21:17 
 25   Micheal: Both of us share two close family members lost to Suicide     Michelle Clarke    Mon Oct 11, 2004 00:08 
 26   Suicide - such a killer of young men particular. We need to address the issue?     Michelle Clarke    Mon Oct 25, 2004 23:35 
 27   The highest cause of death of our young people. Yes, it is suicide.     Michelle Clarke    Tue Nov 02, 2004 21:52 


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