Suicide in the military

Suicides in the US Military

Suicide , from Latin suicidium or sui caedere or to kill oneself , is the intentional taking of one 's own life . It has been used in varying degrees of effect , from certain dimensions of ones life to a mere metaphorical sense but all with the same willful destruction of what is yours . The World Health Organization , the foremost health watchdog of the world , records a million deaths due to suicide annually and is actually one of the foremost reasons for deaths of teenagers and adults under 35 (Krastev

, 2006 . Following current WHO estimates , by 2020 , 1 .53 million people will die of suicide and ten to 20 times more people will attempt to commit it worldwide (Bertolote and Fleischmann , 2002

It is particularly important therefore , to attempt to understand why suicide happens and to focus on the discussion on why it also is prevalent in inherently life-threatening professions such as the military . This will begin by providing a psychological understanding of what suicide is , general conditions that lead to it and measures to prevent such an occurrence from happening . The will delve into the suicide cases in the US military , analyze and compare trends from past and present wars and relate the conditions to the general framework of suicide presented . Finally , the study will provide possible solutions to address the conditions in the US military that could be causing a spike in suicides

The Psychology of Suicide

Suicide is an act that is associated...