Pain and dismay in Alatri on the day of farewell to Lorenzo Lazzari, the 22 year old found lifeless by his family in a country house. Lorenzo was the boyfriend of Elisa Scaccia, the 16-year-old from Veroli who carried out an extreme gesture last June 4th, too great a pain which devastated the boy who could not withstand such great pain.
Two suicides which are the latest in a long series which have occurred in the province of Frosinone in the last six months. In the period between May and June there were 9 extreme gestures which left no margin for recovery while two people were saved.
A worrying fact that deserves further investigation and for this reason we wanted to listen to the opinion of Dr. Irene Ricci, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist. “In services territorial, we could see a 200% increase in access and requests to take care of adolescents. The Covid19 period, with the resulting isolation, served as a backdrop and accelerated the worsening of conditions of hardship which, otherwise, could have remained latent for longer, but we must understand that this is different from saying that Covid was the cause of youth malaise.”
“The origins of the problem must be sought in specific situations, which mainly concern the single individual. Often these are clinical pictures not diagnosed in time, with problems underestimated and consequently not treated. Such tragic epilogues generally result in escalation of the picture not treated and occur in conjunction with precipitating factors: traumatic events or severe stress such as bereavement, personal failures, adolescent, family and school crises – concludes Dr. Ricci -.
The way of reacting varies depending on the subject, which is why when faced with a similar event some react proactively, others collapse. This depends on various factors, such as the more or less significant underlying vulnerability, the social network, the family. The more active and coordinated the protective factors are, the more it is possible to prevent or contain the situation before it worsens.” The criminologist Roberta Bruzzone also spoke on the issue yesterday.
