Suicidality

Question 1

when did the suicide rate was lowest in England & Wales before start raising again

Answer 1

in 2007 and started rise in 2008 (the financial crisis)

Question 2

Suicide rate in England & Wales since 1981

Answer 2

has declined by 26%

Question 3

Incidence of suicide in the UK (average rate

Answer 3

10 per 100’000

1 per 10’000

Question 4

Most common sucide method in england and wales?

Answer 4

Hanging/Strangulation/suffocation
Poisoning

Question 5

Male or females higher rate of suicide?

Answer 5

Males

Question 6

Suicide highest in what age range?

Answer 6

45-54

Question 7

Suicide lowest in what ages?

Answer 7

under 20
over 70

Question 8

what is most common psychiatric comorbidity in suicide cases?

Answer 8

affective disorder

Question 9

risk rate of suicidality in epilepsy?

Answer 9

2.3-2.7 times

Question 10

risk of suicidal completed in epilepsy

Answer 10

2.3 times

Question 11

out 100 people with epilepsy how many might die by suicide

Answer 11

less than 1

Question 12

out 100 people with epilepsy how many might attempt suicide

Answer 12

6

Question 13

out 100 people with epilepsy how many might think of suicide

Answer 13

20

Question 14

what types of epilepsy are associated with higher suicidality rate?

Answer 14

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE)
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy (DRE)

Question 15

Why suicidality is more common in TLE and DRE?

Answer 15

Because
Higher frequency of seizures
More depression

Question 16

what personalities are associated with more suicidality

Answer 16

Rigid personality
Pessimism
Perfectionism

Question 17

Married or not being married
which one is more at risk of suicidality?

Answer 17

unmarried

Question 18

prevalence o psychiatric comorbidities in those who attempt suicide?

Answer 18

90%

Question 19

prevalence of completed suicide within 1 year in cases of self-harm (Hawton 2015)

Answer 19

0.5% (.8% male & 0.2 female) (3 times lower than that in >60 years old with self-harm)

Question 20

prevalence of completed suicide within 2 year in cases of self-harm (Hawton 2015)

Answer 20

1.6%

Question 21

prevalence of completed suicide within 1 year in >60 years old cases of self-harm (Murphy 2012)

Answer 21

1.5% (3 times higher than in young adults with self-harm)

Question 22

what can be an indicative of future suicide in self-harm cases?

Answer 22

violent methods

Question 23

prevalence of suicide in first decase of schizophrenia?

Answer 23

10% (Maudsley 14th)

Question 24

risk of treatment non-adherent schizophrenia on suicidality

Answer 24

4 fold increase risk of suicidality (Maudsley 14th)

Question 25

signficant of serious suicide attempt in schizophrenia

Answer 25

Indicate need for lifelong treatment (Maudsley 14th)

Question 26

what is postulated to be associated with suicidality in schizophrenia?

Answer 26

akathisia (not clear yet)