Comments on: Irish president calls attention to bullying of gays https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Lynn David https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64310 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:08:08 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64310 There is a type of Christian preaching which seems to support or encite bullying or other such acts. Primarily because that preaching is false or incomplete, in that it emphasizes “sin.”

So we have at UNC-Chapel Hill:

http://media.www.dailytarheel.com/media/storage/paper885/news/2007/09/11/University/Evangelists.Escorted.Off.Campus-2960602.shtml

http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PamsHouseBlend/~3/155449214/showDiary.do

]]> By: jayhuck https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64309 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:12:39 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64309 Mary,

I agree with you – since suicide is a product of depression, it would only make sense that those groups more prone to depression would also be prone to suicide. I’m guessing that, given our society, gay people may indeed be more prone to depression than some other groups – While the environment for gay people, at least in this country, has gotten better, it still isn’t even quite up to the level of tolerant – so this may definitely be the case – but I don’t for sure.

]]> By: jag https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64308 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:11:37 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64308 Mary –

It is true that they attempt because they now have further energy and no real ways of coping. However, the lawsuits have been in respect to the medication…and the warnings seem to have rested there.

The caution is not around maintaining vigilance during the period of medications (although this should be done by everyone) there are now warnings on the antidepressant medications as ordered by the FDA:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/03/health/03depress.html?ex=1189656000&en=04de4b163d99ab42&ei=5070

]]> By: Mary https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64307 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:53:36 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64307 jAG,

It is my understanding that youth who are medicated are more likely within the first few weeks to actually attempt and commit a suicide because as the medication begins to revive their energy they have not learned the skills to manage impulsive behavior as well as adults and thus are more likely in this beginning period to suicide. Isn’t the caution to maintain almost a hypervigilance during this priod and then afterwards the suicides decline again?

]]> By: Mary https://wthrockmorton.com/2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64306 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:03:02 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com//2007/08/31/irish-president-calls-attention-to-bullying-of-gays/#comment-64306 Jayhuck,

If gays are more prone to depression then that would increase their risk.

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