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Suicide (from Latin ''sui caedere'', to Kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending one's own Life . ''Suicide'' is sometimes used as a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. Medical views on suicide See Also: Medical views on suicide Medicine views suicide as a Mental Health issue. Severe suicidal thoughts are considered a Medical Emergency . Mental health practitioners consistently advise suicidal people to seek help. This is especially true if the means (weapons, drugs, or other methods) are available, or if a detailed plan is in place. People who have expressed plans to kill themselves should be encouraged to see medical attention immediately. Furthermore, training those medical personnel to look for suicidal signs in patients is an important job. Depressive people are a high-risk group for suicidal behaviour; therefore, some hospitals or medical centers offer help line service for patients. Combination of homicide and suicide See Also: Murder-suicide Since crime just prior to suicide is often perceived as being without consequences, it is not uncommon to combine Homicide with suicide. Motivations range from wishing to be with one's family in an expected Afterlife to avoiding punishment to killing others as part of a Suicide Pact . Suicide in literature Suicide has been used as a dramatic plot element in a number of literary works, such as '' The Sorrows Of Young Werther , Madame Bovary , Anna Karenina , A Perfect Day For Bananafish , Umberto D , The Awakening , Romeo And Juliet , Julius Caesar '', '' Death Of A Salesman '', '' Groundhog Day '', '' Million Dollar Baby '', '' The Shawshank Redemption '', '' The Juggler '', '' Chushingura '' and '' Survivor ''. Robert E. Howard wrote several poems, including '' The Tempter '', about suicide. References See also
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