Trigger warning: Suicide Cagayan de Oro has seen a surge in the number of suicide cases during the first half of 2023. This raises concerns among authorities about the factors that drove residents, including the elderly, to think about ending their lives.
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – At the state-run Northern Mindanao Medical Center , an average of five people get confined each week for suicide attempts.
Among the reasons cited by experts for the problem are the alienation and loneliness caused by rapid development, the inequity this may cause, and the lack of enough mental health professionals in Northern Mindanao’s biggest city.At the NMMC, the youngest patient to be admitted after attempting suicide was a 15-year-old high school student, according to Simene.“She told us she contemplated suicide after failing to achieve top honors in her class,” Simene said.
In a small church in the village of Kauswagan, Catholic parish priest Monsignor Rey Manuel Monsanto said he had been busy lately counseling parishioners who contemplated ending their lives due to despair or poverty. Monsanto said the most severe case he saw recently was in a shopping mall when a retired soldier expressed his desire to end his life while causing grave harm to other people.
“This is where we see an increase in suicidal thoughts among the elderly, as they feel neglected and isolated,” Labitad said. “While the link between suicide and mental disorders is well established in high-income countries, many suicides happen impulsively in moments of crisis with a breakdown in the ability to deal with life stresses, such as financial problems, relationship break-up, or chronic pain and illness,” the international agency said.
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