Is it possible to predict suicide?

Answer 1

Unfortunately not.
Although there are people who talk about it (sometimes more or less frequent), in many cases it's a 'short-circuit' action.
Sometimes people talk about it in a very clouded way where it is impossible to understand what they actually mean if you don't really know them well enough.
If you are referring to whether there are common pattern like if a person suffers from a and b and c and .., every person thinks and feels different.
You maybe able to predict or tell when a person is (becoming) suicidal, but you will not be able to really tell when a person is actually doing it.

Answer 2

prediction can be represented by mathematical formulae, regardless of what is being predicted. Sometimes the formula is very simple, like walking into a room and seeing, as another answerer mentioned, an empty noose hanging from the ceiling. Sometimes the formula is far more complicated, involving emotions like depression, mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, physical disorders like terminal cancer (euthenasia is still illegal in most countries, thus it is classified as suicide), and outside circumstances like the vehicle you didn't see coming (accidental death with circumstancial evidence indicating suicide is classified as second degree suicide, which means unintentional suicide). Depending on the number, depth and accuracy of information collected on a potential suicidal individual, it is possible but usually extremely difficult to determine whether they are thinking about it, and/or if they'd go through with it.
The most commonly used diagnosis for suicidality is if the individual attempted suicide, lived, and made their way through the justice system. The number of unsuccessful attempts, How close they came to success, and how much harm was caused (or could have been caused) to others generally defines the degree of threat that person has toward themself and society. This method of predicting further attempts is far from infallible, and countless numbers of people are being held against their will in maximum security psychiatric institutions because it is suspected they may attempt suicide, based on information years or even decades old. This may be because that's all the relevant reliable information available, but these doctors don't hesitate for a second to inject psychotropic anti-everything drugs into patients and keep them in a catatonic state indefinately, meaning they are literally unable to think for themself, access memory or stimulate mental or physical function beyond basic life support. My rhetorical question is if these people are so off their tree, what's the point of keeping them alive?
I'm sure I answered you question somewhere in that mess of jargon and gobbledeegook. I love to ramble about off subject irrelevancies.

Answer 3

actions of a person may alert the people around him/her that depression or whatever weird emotions are playing in the minds would result in suicide. But prediction by looking at the hands or in glass ball is yet to be proved.

Answer 4

Usually, but not always. If you are concerned about someone close to you, please take them seriously, speak to them and encourage them to seek professional counceling.

Signs of suicide include the following:
* Talking about suicide (killing one's self)
* Always talking or thinking about death
* Making comments about being hopeless, helpless, or worthless
* Saying things like "It would be better if I wasn't here" or "I want out"
* Depression (deep sadness, loss of interest, trouble sleeping and eating) that gets worse
* A sudden, unexpected switch from being very sad to being very calm or appearing to be happy
* Having a "death wish," tempting fate by taking risks that could lead to death, like driving fast or through red lights
* Losing interest in things one used to care about
* Visiting or calling people to say goodbye
* Putting affairs in order, tying up lose ends, changing a will

Be especially concerned if a person is exhibiting any of these warning signs and has attempted suicide in the past. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, between 20-50% of people who commit suicide have had a previous attempt.

Answer 5

It's possible to spot people at risk of commiting suicide, but you'll never be 100%. And some people show no signs, while others show all the signs but never do anything.

It's difficult.

Answer 6

sometimes but not always. often they will withdraw and even give away things to others. one thing that is kinda scary is when a suicide truly intends it they will more often than not go from depressed to acting absolutely fine, see in their head they have a plan so now are happy. so if they change suddenly and meds have not changed be wary.

Answer 7

Yeah with 100% accuracy, according to the Lancet. But only if u r the ONE to Die !!! ha ha

Answer 8

Yes, when you notice that the fan is no longer hanging on the ceiling and theres a noose....lol

Answer 9

Yes, but only by the person who wants to commit....

Answer 10

Duh

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