It's not true that there is no research being done at present. There's a great deal of research, but all the research to date indicates that no one is able to say with certainty that, in six months or a year, or with another treatment, this person won't be glad to be alive. In addition, given the very limited access to mental health treatment, we have an obligation to do everything possible in terms of suicide prevention. Anyone who attempts suicide thinks in exactly the way you describe. The person believes that they can no longer endure their suffering, that death is the only way to put an end to end it and that nothing can be done. However, we are almost always able to prevent suicide.
