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It's a misconception that mental illness means someone who isn't capacitous. Granted that can be the case at the extreme end of the spectrum but the term is a l
by laumars 7y ago
It's a misconception that mental illness means someone who isn't capacitous. Granted that can be the case at the extreme end of the spectrum but the term is a lot broader than that.
- DanBC 7y agoPlease read the researchers. Many people who die by suicide don't meet the criteria for mental illness at the time of their death and haven't had a history of mental ill health. https://twitter.com/AASuicidology/status/1097907434402779137 https://twitter.com/AASuicidology/status/1097907434402779137 https://twitter.com/ProfLAppleby/status/939820235946971138 https://twitter.com/ProfLAppleby/status/939820235946971138 https://twitter.com/ProfLAppleby/status/981608114112946177 https://twitter.com/ProfLAppleby/status/981608114112946177 https://twitter.com/JE_Boland/status/958649913159581696 https://twitter.com/JE_Boland/status/958649913159581696 https://twitter.com/CRHT_Julie/status/987008407738769408 https://twitter.com/CRHT_Julie/status/987008407738769408
- laumars 7y agoI wasn't disagreeing with the point that not everyone who commits suicide is mentally ill. I was disagreeing with your point that all sufferers of mental illness are in a state of psychosis. I also disagree with how you're interchanging "history of mental ill health" with "mental illness" because it's not always something one is born with. Lastly I don't think those twitter links are the best examples of your point because they are ostensibly saying "It's not a forgone conclusion; more research is needed." Which I absolutely do agree with. However, to get back to point, I do agree that not everyone who has suicidal thoughts, or who is suicidal, is mentally ill. I was being rather terse in my earlier post and in doing so had obviously mislead. So apologies for that.