People who are suicidal should not be put into impatient facilities, or an insane asylum.

I shall now offer my rebuttal to my opponent's claims, followed by my own argumentation. There are other ways to help someone suicidalMy opponent names medication and counselling as examples of other methods of helping someone suicidal. Those methods exist indeed, but they are used in inpatient facilities and asylums just as well. The only advantage is that, for example, in a medical facility, a patient must undergo counselling and the staff will make sure he/she does in case he/she refuses help. As for medication, it is actually better for it to be administered in medical facilities since that allows trained staff to constantly monitor the effects of the medication and the state of the patient. Yes, there are many methods of treating suicidal people, and those methods are being used in medical institutions just as well, albeit with strict supervision by trained staff members and in a controlled environment with less opportunities for the patient to, for example, make an attempt to overdose himself/herself with medication. Thus, this point in no way proves that patients shouldn't be placed in medical facilities and actually shows that any method can be better implemented in a medical institution. Suicidal people should not be isolatedSuicidal people get isolated from the outside world, yes. But they get isolated because they can't live and function normally in the outside world. It's not a nice experience, but security comes first. Yes, they feel alone. Yes, that's really not nice. But it is better that they feel alone than that they kill themselves. Patients who are suicidal are in severe emotional distress and often suffer from psychiatric disorders, and inside the facility they are often contacted with, evaluated and constantly watched. My point is that they are not "jailed" - they are put under supervision to ensure they do not hurt themselves, which is the first stage of treatment, so one cannot claim they are being "locked up and not helped. " Such patients are anything but jailed and left alone - it would be folly to treat a patient in such a way. As stated on . http://www.aafp.org...:Patients with a plan, access to lethal means, recent social stressors and symptoms suggestive of a psychiatric disorder should be hospitalized immediately. The family should be informed of the decision to proceed with hospitalization, and the patient should not be left alone while he or she is transferred to a more secure environment. (. .. ) When someone's life is in imminent danger, confidentiality may be breached. Here it is clearly pointed out that suicidal patients must be hospitalized due to them being and extreme danger to themselves and potentially others, which is why, as it is stated, confidentiality may be breached. Even if the patient undergoes discomfort, it is but in the most severe cases and serves only to help the patient. Hospitalization occurs when it becomes the only way to prevent a patients from hurting themselves or others, and that's why hospitalization of such patients is in practice. Suicide watch can be just as effectiveSuicide watch is used as a method of supervision when patients are considered to be well enough to lead their own lives with, of course, supervision. But there are many patients who are just not well enough for that method to be used and they get hospitalized, simple as that. One can argue whether or not suicide watch should be used as a method after a patient successfully undergoes the first stage of treatment whilst being hospitalized, but suicide watch cannot be used as an alternative to hospitalization. People can still kill themselves in mental hospitalsYes, they can. That cannot be denied. But it is safe to say that one runs a lesser risk of a patient killing themselves is they are under strict supervision and in a controlled environment. Of course that hospitalization cannot eliminate the risk. However, the risk can be significantly reduced. After offering my rebuttal, I shall proceed to offering my own argumentation. I believe that suicidal patients ought to be placed in medical institutions. Now, why is that so? Why must they be hospitalized? Insanity and severe disordersSuch people fit into the definition of "insane". Insanity, craziness or madness is a spectrum of behaviors characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity may manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person becoming a danger to themselves or others, though not all such acts are considered insanity. (. http://en.wikipedia.org...)As stated in the definition, the mental patterns and behavior of those people is abnormal and they pose a threat to themselves and sometimes others (we often see cases of people committing murder followed by suicide). Those people are in emotional distress and suffer from severe medical conditions. Medical conditions ought to be treated in medical institutions, hence the name "medical institution". Hospitalization serves as a prerequisite for the treatment of such people - their psychological symptoms must be lessened and their behavioral patterns normalized before they can be reintegrated into society. Their condition renders them unable to live normally amongst other people, thus they must be treated until they are able to do so. For example, if you buy a computer game incompatible with the operational system you got installed, you will upgrade the system so it becomes compatible. You won't try to install the game anyway and hope it works. Because you know it won't work. Medical institutions offer the best care for patientsMedical institutions are specialized for dealing with certain types of diseases and disorders and equipped accordingly. Thus, a mental institution can offer the best possible care for suicidal people. It offers state-of-the-art equipment, the newest and most potent drugs etc. , and all that can be used and implemented in safe conditions. It is obvious how this is much better than any other method, especially keeping in mind my first argument. Patients with disorders can be treated correctly and in safe conditions - one can hardly find better reason for hospitalization. After my rebuttal and argumentation, I believe I have made it obvious why suicidal people should be placed in medical institutions. Back to my opponent.