Suicide By Jane E Brody Summary

Suicide is a big problem especially in our country. It is in number 10 in causes of death and there are more deaths from suicide than homicide. In the article “After a Suicide Attempt, the Risk of Another Try” by Jane E. Brody, it talks about how many people take a second attempt in suicide. It also mentions how people have an easy access to gun, how easy it is for themselves to take their own life this way. It tells us that we need to be aware of the symptoms because it could help stop a someone from taking their own life.

After reading this article, I have many questions. Are there test done yearly to check your mental stability levels? Should we be taking test if there are any? How can we bring that number of suicide down? What else can we do beside noticing the symptoms? Does this mean that guns …show more content…
There was parts of the article when guns were mentioned. It said that with easy access to a gun, people have 140 times greater chance of having a successful suicide. This is because most people will have second thoughts before committing suicide, but with a gun, there is rarely a second chance. They said that a gun should be harder to get. Like having waiting periods or background checks. Many people agree with this but many don't. This issue on gun control has been debated over many times so it is definitely a political connection.

A scientific connection is how the article talks about the statistics on how many people do, do a second attempt in suicide. 1 in every 25 people will actually died at their second attempt. It also talks about how people, when they commit suicide are in a temporary state of mind. There are also different signs that were mentioned like people who abuse substances or people who have different behavior issues should be paid attention to. Psychiatrists need to be more aware of their patients and to diagnose them if they see the signs. The suicide rate can be lowered if we realized it