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You might think the person you care for is a serious risk to themselves or other people because of their mental health. You can ask services to do a Mental Health Act assessment. Talking to a friend or family member about their suicidal thoughts and feelings can be extremely difficult for anyone. But if you're unsure whether someone is suicidal, the best way to find out is to ask. You can't make a person suicidal by showing that you care. In fact, giving a suicidal person the opportunity to express their feelings can provide relief from loneliness and pent-up negative feelings, and may prevent a suicide attempt. Propoxyphene should be used with extreme caution, if at all, in patients who have a history of substance/drug/alcohol abuse, depression with suicidal tendency, or who already take medications that cause drowsiness (e.g., antidepressants, muscle relaxants, pain relievers, sedatives, tranquilizers). Fatalities have occurred in such patients when propoxyphene was misused. [52]

It's important to make an appointment with your GP. 'Your doctor will be able to refer you to talking therapies– psychological treatments which involve talking to a trained professional about your thoughts and feelings – and prescribe medication to help,' says Harper. 'It can be daunting to open up to your doctor, but they're here to listen and help.' ✔️ Engage with family and friends Talking about suicide – Any talk about suicide, dying, or self-harm, such as “I wish I hadn't been born,”“If I see you again…” and “I'd be better off dead.”Throughout history, a clear moral distinction has been recognised between double effect and the intentional taking of life. It is one of the traditions of medicine that the target of care should be the suffering of the patient, not life itself. Most professional medical associations around the world, including in Australia, maintain this view, which is supported by most religions. The act of the doctor in treating suffering in our first scenario would therefore be widely supported. If you spot the warning signs of suicide in someone you care about, you may wonder if it's a good idea to say anything. What if you're wrong? What if the person gets angry? In such situations, it's natural to feel uncomfortable or afraid. But anyone who talks about suicide or shows other warning signs needs immediate help—the sooner the better. Firstly, you should let them know that it's ok to open-up and that they're not alone,' Harper says. 'This can be tough at first and it's entirely normal to not know what to say. Start with small but direct questions like "Tell me about…" or "How do you feel about…", as these open questions may encourage them to speak up.' 🔸 Be direct

She fills in the multiple forms of the new euthanasia bureaucracy. She overrides the concerns expressed by some of his children, arguing that mercy killing is their father’s wish. The decision to withdraw co-proxamol has met with some controversy; it has been brought up in the House of Commons on two occasions, 13 July 2005 [46] and on 17 January 2007. [47] Patients have found alternatives to co-proxamol either too strong, too weak, or with intolerable side effects. [ citation needed] During the House of Commons debates, it is quoted that originally some 1,700,000 patients in the UK were prescribed co-proxamol. Following the phased withdrawal, this has eventually been reduced to 70,000. However, this apparently is the residual pool of patients who cannot find alternate analgesia to co-proxamol. [ citation needed]PRODUCT INFORMATION PARADEX" (PDF). TGA eBusiness Services. Aspen Pharmacare Australia Pty Ltd. 2 March 2010 . Retrieved 9 April 2014. Female 3: But you know your kid better than anybody else and if you think he's acting different than usual,