Suicide Flashcards
What are some examples of immutable risk factors for suicide?
- family history
- demographics
- religion
- personality traits
What are some examples of circumstantial risk factors for suicide?
- unemployment
- financial status
- relationship status
- pain
- life transition
- access to lethal means
What are some examples of modifiable risk factors for suicide?
- drug use
- perceived stress
- current psychiatric illness
- hoplessness
- delusions
- insomnia - OFTEN precedes suicide w/in hrs, wks, days
What are some symptoms that are almost always precursors to suicide?
- insomnia
- restlessness
- helplessness
- hopeless
What is the risk triad
- ideation
- intention
- plan
What medications increase the risk for suicide?
- antidepressants
- antipsychs
- mood stabilizers
- antiepileptics
What is the most common method of suicide globally?
hanging
What age group is especially susceptible to suicide?
rate increases substantially after 55 years old
Are men or women at a greater risk for suicide?
men are always at greater risk
-women attempt 4x as much ,but arent successful
What races have a high risk for suicide?
- american indians the highest
- whites are at higher risk than blacks
Which religious groups are more susceptible to suicide?
protestant and jewish
-muslim and catholic are low
What types of occupations have high suicide rates?
professional - have more access
- doctors, vets, dentists
- police officiers - guns
- musicians and attorneys
Which type of doctors have greatest risk for suicide?
- psychiatrists
- opthalmologists
- anesthesiologists
Does chronic or acute substance abuse increase the risk for suicide?
both - both decrease inhibitions
Is the risk for suicide genetically based?
yes - increase risk in monozygotic vs dizygotic twins
