Suicide

Question 1

what is suicide

Answer 1

death by deliberate injury to self

Question 2

suicide ideation

Answer 2

thoughts of killing self

Question 3

suicide attempts

Answer 3

ehaviours intended to kill self

Question 4

non suicide self injury

Answer 4

behaviours intended to injure self without intent to kill self

Question 5

suicide prevalence

Answer 5

over 700,000 die by suicide every year

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cultural issues with suicide reporting

Answer 6

medical professionals less recognitive of it when it is very taboo in that society

Question 7

suicide and sex

Answer 7

male : female ratio = 3.7:1

Question 8

suicide ideation/attempts and sex

Answer 8

more common in females

Question 9

why do men die by suicide more globally

Answer 9

methods they choose are deadlier
less reporting of ideation and attempts

Question 10

suicide and psych disorders

Answer 10

~90% of people who attempt suicide suffer from psych disorder

Question 11

suicide and depression

Answer 11

> 50% of people who try to commit suicide are clinically depressed at time of act

Question 12

suicide and BP

Answer 12

5-7% of BP patients die from suicide

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psych disorders and suicide results

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more than 98% of people with psych disorders do not die by suicide

Question 14

why are risk factors for suicide important

Answer 14

critical for development of intervention and prevention strategies for those at risk

Question 15

examples of prevention of suicide

Answer 15

positive interventions to decrease population stigma
improve wellbeing
reduce burn out
improve connectedness

Question 16

social and environmental risk factors of suicide

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psychological disorders
economic events
suicide contagion
marital status
social isolation
sexual or gender orientation

Question 17

suicide and economic events

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suicide rates increase during recession

Question 18

suicide and contagion

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publicity around celebrity suicide linked to increase in rates
also on college campus

Question 19

suicide and marital status

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rates higher among divorcees

Question 20

suicide and social isolation

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strong predictor of suicide

Question 21

suicide and sexuality/gender identity

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minorities at increased risk for ideation and attempts

Question 22

heritability of suicide

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suicide behaviour is heritable at 30-55%

Question 23

HPA axis and suicide

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dysregulation of HPA axis and serotonin dysfunction important predictors of suicide

Question 24

suicide and cognition

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impaired emotional regulation
reactive aggressive traits
impaired problem solving
impulsivity

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suicide and interpersonal theory

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capacity for suicide
perceived feeling of being a burden to others
lack of belonging

Question 26

suicide intervention - removing stigman

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associated with 21% drop in suicide rates
normalises experience of distress

Question 27

suicide intervention - public awareness

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improves general knowledge of suicide and depression
difficult to establish efficacy due to low base rates

Question 28

suicide intervention - gatekeeper training

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professionals in contact with those at risk
recognise signs and make referrals

Question 29

suicide intervention - mental health screening access

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usually suicide deaths are due to undiagnosed/untreated depression
medications for mood disorders reduce suicide risk by 3/4 times

Question 30

suicide and cognitive therapy

Answer 30

halves suicide attempt rate

Question 31

studying suicide - issues

Answer 31

who we can learn the most from is gone
social and cultural factors
disorders are hard to study in first place