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[–]Intuit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Really, instead of arguing about the causes, we should acknowledge that at any given time, one or more different known factors – or even unknown factors – could be at play.

Agreed. Consider various explanations or try to come up with new ones, experiment with solutions, leaving the ones with long-term effects (drugs) for last, not first.

[–]wizzwizz4 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is the ideal approach in theory. In practice, though, mental health issues decline over time, and it's pretty difficult to treat successful suicide.