119b - Suicide Flashcards
Suicide is the [rank] leading cause of death for all ages in the United States
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death for all ages in the United States
Are men or women more likely to attempt suicide?
Are men or women more likely to die by suicide?
Women are 3x more likely to attempt suicide
Men are 4x more likely to die by suicide
[fraction] of completed suicides are associated with substance use disorder
1/3 of completed suicides are associated with substance use disorder
Treatment of substance use (especially alcohol) is important for suicide prevention!
Which race and gender are at highest risk for suicide?
American Indian men, white men (overall)
American Indian women, white women (among women)
List 6 protective factors that can decrease risk of suicide in high-risk individuals
- Social support
- Treatment: access and engagement
- Personal sense of family responsiblity
- Religious or cultural sanctions against suicide
- Good insight
- Problem-sovling skills
What chronic stresors are associated with increased risk of suicide? (4)
- Social isolation
- Traumatic family background
- Poor health
- Poverty
What are the major modifiable risk factors for suicide?
- Mental illness
- Esp with barriers to treatment
- Physical illness
- Feelings of peronal isolation, hopelessness
- Acess to lethal means
- Local suicide “epidemics”
How has the suicide rate changed since 1999?
Increased (by 35%)
Which diagnosable mental illnesses carry the highest risk of suicide?
- Depression (bipolar and unipolar)
- Alcohol use disorder
- Personality disorders
- Borderline and antisocial
- Psychotic disorders
Which types of psychotherapy may be most beneficial for a patient with suicidal ideation and beehavior?
CBT
Dialectical behavior therapy
What are the major unmodifiable risk factors for suicide?
- Prior attempt
- Family hx of suicide
- Family hx of child maltreatment
- Hx of aggression or impulsivity
- Recent interpersonal loss
- Cultural/religious beliefs
Diagnosable mental illness is found in [zero/some/most] completed suicides
Diagnosable mental illness is found in most completed suicides
Especially depression, alcohol use disorder
Suicide causes [more/less] deaths than homicide
Suicide causes more deaths than homicide
How many people in the US die by suicide annually?
45,000
What acute stresors are associated with increased risk of suicide? (5)
- Breakup
- Financial loss
- Job loss
- Legal problem
- Medical illness
