Suicide

Question 1

What are the 5 proven protective factors against completion of suicide?

Answer 1

1. Having children at home
2. Having religious beliefs
3. Being younger in age
4. Being female
5. Being employed

Question 2

Which factors are associated with a higher risk of completion of suicide?

Answer 2

1. Being male
2. History of deliberate self-harm
3. Unemployment
4. Alcohol or drug misuse
5. History of mental illness, e.g. depression and schizophrenia
6. History of chronic physical disease
7. Advanced age
8. Socially isolated or living alone
9. Being unmarried, divorced, or widowed

Question 3

Which circumstances and actions are associated with a higher risk of completion of suicide?

Answer 3

1. Efforts to avoid discovery
2. Written note left
3. Sorting out of affairs beforehand, e.g. finances
4. Using a violent method of suicide
5. Making plans