Suicide and Delibrate Self Harm Flashcards
Suicide Ideation
the occurrence of passive thoughts about wanting to be dead or active thoughts about killing oneself
Suicide attempt
defined as a potentially self injurious behaviour with at least some intent to die as a consequence of the act
According to the WHO approximately__ people die by suicide every year
one million
Global suicide rate
16 per 100,000
Suicide ideation with a plan was found to be__
a stronger predictor of suicide attempt than ideation without a plan
Trait dependent/ Distal risk factors of suicide
- Genetic loading
- Personality characteristic
- Perinatal circumstances
- Early traumatic life events
- Neurobiological disturbances
State dependent/ Proximal risk factors
- Psychiatric disorder
- Physical disorder
- Psychosocial crisis
- Availability of means
- Exposure to models
males are _ times more likely to die by suicide than females
4 times
females are _ times more likely to think about suicide and _ as likely to attempt suicide
two to three
twice
Self injury
a compulsion or impulse to inflict physical wounds on one’s own body, motivated by a need to cope with unbearable psychological distress or regain a sense of emotional balance
Deliberate Self Harm behaviours are found in__ % of borderline personality disorder
75
% of dsh in general population
4
ratio of males and females for dsh
equal but more females in treatment
typical onset of dsh
puberty
dsh often last__
5-10years
