Psychopathology Suicide

Psychopathology – Suicide
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Psychopathology – Suicide
Laila Critique
In my view, the belief that ‘only deeply depressed individuals commit suicide is not true. This is because Lester, (2013) asserts that by 2000 fifty to seventy percent of suicides were committed by individuals in a condition of clinical and deep depression while the rest were made up of rational individuals. I also think that an episode of the major depressive disorder occurring over a fortnight is characterized by the other symptoms other than frequent views of death or suicide. These include depressive mood, anhedonia, notable weight shift, lack of sleep or oversleeping, slow movement, tiredness, feeling worthless or guilt, or reduced attention (Nussbaum et al., 2013). This information is contained in the DSM-5 which also reveals frequent thoughts of suicide as a condition in many other disorders.
Amaris Critique
I concur with the suggestion that deeply depressed individuals are not the only group to commit suicide. This is evidenced in the “DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)” which analyses suicidal behavioral disorder and non-suicidal self-injury. The manual links various disorders to suicide. Such disorders include posttraumatic stress, bipolar, obsessive-compulsive, body dysmorphic, and dissociative disorders, as well as anorexia, bulimia, and mood disorders. The information contained in the DSM-5 manual with other disorders d…