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Suicide note
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A suicide note is a message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide. Among the famous who have taken their own lives are Boudicca, Brutus, Mark Antony, Cleopatra VII of Egypt, Judas Iscariot, Hannibal See also List of famous deaths by accidental drug overdose, Lists of people by cause of death, The following are lists of notable people who intentionally terminated The following is a List of suicide rates by country according to data from the World Health Organization in which a country's rank is determined by its total rate of Suicides Suicide intervention or Suicide crisis intervention is direct effort to stop or prevent persons attempting or contemplating suicide from killing themselves Various human cultures may have views on suicide not directly or solely linked to Religious views of suicide. Suicide has historically been treated as a criminal matter in many parts of the world In Ethics and other branches of Philosophy, Suicide poses a difficult question answered differently by philosophers from different times and traditions There are a variety of religious views of Suicide. Judaism Judaism has traditionally in light of its great emphasis on the sanctity of Life For the 1987 film see Right to Die (film The term " right to die " refers to various issues related to the decision of whether an A suicide crisis, suicidal crisis, or potential suicide, is a situation in which a person is attempting to kill him or herself or is seriously contemplating Suicide intervention or Suicide crisis intervention is direct effort to stop or prevent persons attempting or contemplating suicide from killing themselves Suicide prevention is an umbrella term for the collective efforts of mental health practitioners and related professionals to reduce the incidence of Suicide through proactive A crisis hotline is a phone number people can call to get immediate over-the-phone emergency Counseling, usually by trained Volunteers Such hotlines Suicide watch is an intensive monitoring process used to ensure that an individual does not commit Suicide. A suicide method is any means by which a person purposely kills himself or herself A copycat suicide is defined as a duplication or Copycat of another Suicide that the person attempting suicide knows about either from local knowledge or due to accounts A cult suicide is a term used to describe the mass Suicide by the members of groups that have been considered as Cults In some cases all or nearly all members have Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner A familicide is a type of Murder or Murder-suicide in which at least one spouse and one or more children are killed Forced suicide is a method of Execution where the victim is given the choice of committing Suicide or facing an alternative they perceive as worse such as suffering An Internet suicide pact (cybersuicide pact is a Suicide pact made between individuals who meet on the Internet. Mass suicide occurs when a number of people kill themselves together and/or for the same reason A murder-suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons immediately before or at the same time as killing him or herself This article is about suicide attacks for political and/or military reasons A suicide pact describes the Suicides of two or more individuals in an agreed-upon plan Suicide by cop is a suicide method in which a person deliberately acts in a threatening way with the goal of provoking a lethal response from a law enforcement officer such as being Teenage suicide is the act of self-killing by a Teenager. Although the Suicide rate among youth significantly decreased in the mid-1990s suicide deaths in the Self-injury ( SI) or self-harm ( SH) is deliberate Injury inflicted by a person upon their own body without suicidal intent Suicidal ideation is a common medical term for thoughts about Suicide, which may be as detailed as a formulated plan without the suicidal act itself It is estimated that 12-20% of suicides are accompanied by a note. [1] However, incidence rates may depend on ethnicity, method of suicide, and cultural differences and may reach rates as high as 50% in certain demographics. [2][3]

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Uses

According to Dr. Lenora Olson, the most common reasons that people contemplating suicide choose to write a suicide note include one or more of the following:

A suicide note can be in written, audio, or video form. Lenora Olson is an American Academic. She is an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and Director of

Rarely, those who have committed a crime or other offense will confess their acts in a note. [4]

The most common reasons people contemplating suicide fail to write a note are:

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Famous suicide notes

The following people have left famous suicide notes:

The German poet Heinrich von Kleist's suicide note from 1811 is a farewell letter to his sister Ulrike.
The German poet Heinrich von Kleist's suicide note from 1811 is a farewell letter to his sister Ulrike. Bernd Heinrich Wilhelm von Kleist ( October 18, 1777 &ndash November 21, 1811) was a German Poet, Dramatist, Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

"Dear World, I am leaving because I am bored. I feel I have lived long enough. I am leaving you with your worries in this sweet cesspool. Good luck. "

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References

  1. ^ AIM Report: Critiquing Berman's Report on Foster. Death poem by Kuroki Hiroshijpg|frame|Death poem by Kuroki Hiroshi, a Japanese soldier who died in a submarine accident on September 7 1944]] A is a Poem written near the Accuracy in Media (2001-06-01). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected
  2. ^ The significance of suicide notes in the elderly (2002-05-01). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor.
  3. ^ Incidence of note-leaving remains constant despite increasing suicide rates. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (2005-04-01). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne
  4. ^ Dead man in murder 'confession'

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Dictionary

suicide note

-noun

  1. A message left by someone who later attempts or commits suicide, usually explaining the reason for the attempt.
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