{"id":20972,"date":"2017-02-16T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=20972"},"modified":"2017-02-16T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T15:10:00","slug":"can-depression-lead-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/can-depression-lead-to-death","title":{"rendered":"When your life depends on it: Can depression end up killing you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>An undergraduate student from Cardiff University was found dead due to depression. Mental health advisers raise awareness on\u00a0detecting depression.<\/h2>\n<p>Cardiff University undergraduate commuted suicide in her flat after suffering from depression for years.<\/p>\n<p>Daisy Ho (Hong Kong), a second-year student, studying Sociology and Education at Cardiff University was found dead after leaving a goodbye message on Facebook to her friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do not want to live. I do not want to breathing, so much pain,\u201d read her final message which was found on her laptop by the police.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20995\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-20995 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-1022x1024.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20995 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-1022x1024.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-1022x1024.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-500x501.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/02\/depression-1250870_1920.jpg 1917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Depression symptoms<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gregoy Lloyds, Daisy\u2019s classmate told the Cardiff inquest that Daisy felt rejected by the society and a failure in life.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mental Health Foundation, major depression is thought to be one of causes of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a very sad case. She was assessed in hospital and was offered health advice service in the University but she declined them,\u201d South Wales Central corner Phillip Spinney said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDepression is unpreventable,\u201d said Justin French, a Cardiff University Health adviser.<\/p>\n<p>Justin explained that symptoms of depression included feelings of homelessness, pessimism, guilt and worthlessness. The visible symptoms include feeling of restlessness, irregular sleep, decreased energy, changes in mood, insomnia, difficulty in making decisions, appetite or weight loss, persistent sad or empty mood and fearfulness.<\/p>\n<p>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAs long as people who suspect that he or she may has depression after self-check based on above symptoms, they should contact the GP and also reach out to student support to access counselling or the health advisers,\u201d suggested Justin.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized that it is important to talk about mental health to be able to continue breaking down the stigma attached to any diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOtherwise, as a person becomes more and more depressed, the symptoms could be worsen or become all-consuming in some case,\u201d Justin said.<\/p>\n<p>In regards to how family members and friends should help a depressed person, Justin suggested that being a listener when needed is more important, rather than saying things like \u201cjust cheer up\u2019 or \u201cstop being so silly\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil a GP is consulted, family and friends should not offer any advice. However, they should still be around the patient,\u201d Justin concluded.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A student from Cardiff University was found dead due to depression. 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