Committing suicide Quote by Siddhartha Mukherjee
““In the glass-paneled sanatorium where patients walked for leisure, Alsop recalled, the windows were covered in heavy wire mesh to prevent the men and women confined in the wards from jumping off the banisters and committing suicide.””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee, 2010
Hospitals used wire mesh on windows to prevent suicides in a glass sanatorium.
In simple terms: Hospitals used mesh to stop suicides.
Key Takeaway
Implement safer mental health measures.
Themes
suicide prevention
hospital design
mental health
Mood
somber
concerned
Type
medical
ethical
When to use this quote
- psychiatric wards
- prison design
- school safety
Key Concepts
public health
architecture
Questions to Reflect On
- What alternative safeguards exist?
- How can we address root causes of suicide?
A Different Perspective
Mesh may not address underlying causes.
