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Originally Posted by BKnight

Suicide is a serious problem among young people in Singapore nowadays. You may be surprised to learn that it is the third leading cause of death for under 25-year-olds. Only accidents and homicide are more common causes of death for this age group. A far greater number of youths attempt suicide each year. Suicide attempts are not easy to count because many may not be treated in a hospital or may not be recorded as self-inflicted injuries. Recent survey data show that an alarming percent of school students had seriously thought about suicide, had made plans to attempt suicide, and had made a suicide attempt.

Suicidal behaviour is different among young women than among young men. Young women attempt suicide three times more often than young men. However, four times more young men than young women actually die from suicide. This may be because females and males tend to use different methods when attempting suicide. Young women often attempt suicide by overdosing on drugs or cutting themselves-methods which offer more opportunities for rescue. Young men often use knifes, hanging, or jumping from heights-methods which usually cause instant death and offer no chance to intervene.

The Risk Factors are that most youths who attempt suicide are experiencing a psychological problem such as depression or bipolar disorder, a substance abuse problem, or both. A teen's experiences and history also can increase the chance that he will attempt suicide. For instance, he has a greater risk of attempting suicide if his family has a history of suicide, if he has previously harmed himself or attempted suicide, or if he has run away.

A young person also may attempt suicide in response to an extremely stressful event, loss, or conflict with another person. The A*Star Scholar tend to fall under this category.

luckily i am D*star scholar..always get D in every subject except biology (cause i like the sexual reproduction topic)