Suicide Flashcards
Potentially self injurious behavior with explicit or implicit evidence that the person intended to die but stopped the attempt before physical damage occurred
Aborted Suicide Attemp
Willful self inflicting or painful, destructive or injurious acts without intent to die
Deliberate Self-harm
Objective danger to life associated with a suicide method or action.
Lethality of suicidal behavior
thought of serving as the agent of one’s own death
suicidal ideation
subjective expectation and desire for a self destructive act to end in death
Suicidal intent
Self injurious behavior with a nonfatal outcome accompanied by explicit or implicit evidence that the person intended to die
Suicide Attempt
self inflicted death with explicit or implicit evidence that the person intended to die
suicide
What is the highest risk for suicide
previous suicide attemp
who suicide less but more successful?
older age (75)
who complete suicide more men or women?
men
which ethnicity has highest rate of suicide
NAtive American and Alaskan native
will higher status increase or decrease suicide?
increases
is it true that professionals have higher risk of suicide?
yes especially physicians
When do we admit patient with suicidal thought?
when moderate - high risk of suicide
What is Tarasoff Law?
Duty to warn
