Deliberate self harm and suicide

Question 1

Most people who self harm have a serious psychiatric illness. True or false?

Answer 1

False

Question 2

There is increased/decreased frontal lobe activity in someone who self harms compared to someone who doesn’t self harm

Answer 2

Decreased frontal lobe activity in someone who deliberately self harms

Question 3

Suicide attempt

Answer 3

If the patient fully believes that what they do will end their life

Question 4

Suicide rates are higher in males/females ?

Answer 4

Males

Question 5

What is the difference between attempting suicide via jumping off high building vs attempting suicide via overdose?

Answer 5

Jumping off high building is more violent means and more likely to be successful.

Question 6

Suicide rates are related to latitude. True or false?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What is the most common method of suicide in males?

Answer 7

Hanging

Question 8

What is the most common method of suicide in females?

Answer 8

Poisoning

Question 9

What is the single strongest risk factor for suicide?

Answer 9

A history of deliberate self harm

Question 10

Management of a suicidal patient - pharmacological therapy

Answer 10

Lithium

Question 11

Lithium has an anti-suicide effect. True or false?

Answer 11

True