Dr. Leavitt; Picture courtesy of HTC
Know the warning signs:
* Are there changes in behavior?
- Has their appearance changed in clothing, weight, behavior
- Are there changes in sleep patterns, eating patterns
- Loss of interest in friends
- Is there an inability to concentrate?
* Is there a preoccupation with themes of death and dying?
* Are prized possessions being given away?
* Has there been an element of grief or recent loss: death, divorce, separation, broken relationship (especially for teens), a change in personal status?
* Are there changes in personality: sad, withdrawn, irritable, anxious, tired, indecisive?
* Is there a lack of concern for their safety, efforts to hurt themselves?
Be aware that the greatest risk of suicide is as the depression begins to lift.
* Do not leave a person at high risk alone, not for a moment.
* Remove means for harm: Make guns and pills inaccessible.
Work towards Resilience:
- Strong family support and cohesion
- Peer support & close social networks
- Religious beliefs that discourage suicide
- Develop adaptive coping & problem solving skills
- Improve self esteem, sense of purpose
Tips are courtesy of:
Dr. Leavitt
Health Touch Chiropractic
(919) 720-3000
http://www.raleighhealthtouch.com/
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Marina Lando, the owner of Harmony Life and a co-founder of Healthy Connections Professional Club and Publication and a memeber of American Holistic medical Association, is a Complimentary Medicine Journalist, full-time professional Spiritual Healer and Certified Raindrop Practitioner. She does Reiki and Aromatherapy.
She can be reached at 919-469-1505;
http://www.surchange.com/HarmonyLife/ 
