Please stay- what can we do to reduce suicide?

In a week when there were two high profile documentaries about suicide on TV, Nik is joined by Dr Lee David -a GP and CBT therapist with special interests in mental health and resilience, compassion, behaviour change and education for health professionals.
We discuss the BBC documentary 'Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency' and the Channel 4 documentary ' Caroline Flack : Her Life And Death'. Both hearbreaking, but both looking at this very difficult issue from a different angle. What can we learn from watching them and how can we use that to help ourselves, our patients, our friends and our loved ones?

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Headines

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/11/bowel-cancer-screening-capsules-the-latest-in-at-home-care-trend

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/03/nhs-rolls-out-capsule-cameras-to-test-for-cancer/

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/resources/patient-information/endoscopy/video-capsule-endoscopy.pdf

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1408744/tired-all-of-the-time-symptoms-of-exhaustion-when-tiredness-is-serious-evg

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/

Daytime TV

FAST:

https://twitter.com/bbcmorninglive/status/1368933272512733188?s=21

HRT:

https://twitter.com/lorraine/status/1369948280340250624?s=21

Capsule endoscopy :

https://twitter.com/thismorning/status/1370409708583063553?s=21

Laura Whitmore:

https://twitter.com/packedlunchc4/status/1369279191867359235?s=21

Resources in relation to suicide

Roman Kemp: Our Silent Emergency:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p098hsv6

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5fvk4wnPRMyD2PXwvtR3SxH/roman-kemp-our-silent-emergency


Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death :

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/caroline-flack-her-life-and-death

https://www.channel4.com/4viewers/help/suicide-depression



Matt Haig “ Reasons To Stay Alive”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08jkjbl

https://www.waterstones.com/book/reasons-to-stay-alive/matt-haig/9781782116820

Samaritans: 24h confidential helpline. Tel: 116 123.
Website: https://www.samaritans.org

Papyrus UK: helpline to prevent suicide in young people. Tel: 0800 068 41 41. Website: https://www.papyrus-uk.org

The Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) is an organisation dedicated to preventing male suicide.
Tel: 0800 58 58 58.
Website: https://www.thecalmzone.net/
 
Apps:
Stayalive is a suicide prevention app: https://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk/find-help-now/stay-alive-app/

distrACT: information and advice on how to manage difficult feelings, cope with a crisis and find help and support when you need it most:
https://www.expertselfcare.com/health-apps/distract/
 
Articles for patients
RCPsych: Feeling overwhelmed leaflet: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/problems-disorders/feeling-overwhelmed

Mind: Coping with suicidal feelings:
https://www.mind.org.uk/media/4657603/how-to-cope-with-suicidal-feelings_2016.pdf

Patient UK: Dealing with suicidal thoughts: https://patient.info/mental-health/depression-leaflet/suicidal-thoughts
 
Articles for health professionals
BMJ 2017;356:j1128 – Exploring Thoughts of Suicide.

https://www.bmj.com/content/356/bmj.j1128


Cole-King A, Green G, Gask L, et al.
Suicide mitigation: a compassionate approach to suicide prevention. Adv Psychiatr Treat. 2013;19(4):276-83
 
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-psychiatric-treatment/article/suicide-mitigation-a-compassionate-approach-to-suicide-prevention/2DDBBD70C18FC4C6ADBE93B9251E5A60

Support for doctors
NHS Practitioner health: https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/

Link to Practitioner Health suicide resources page: https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/suicide-in-doctors-and-other-health-prof


DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.