SUICIDE AND SELF HARM

Question 1

What factors are considered risk factors for suicide?

Answer 1

Male sex
History of DSH
Alcohol or drug misuse
History of mental illness
History of chronic disease
Advancing age
Unemployment
Social isolation
Being unmarried, divorced or widowed
Stressful life events
Bereavement by suicide
Chronic physical health problems

Question 2

What factors are associated with an increased risk of completed suicide at a future date?

Answer 2

Efforts to avoid discovery
Planning
Leaving a written note
Final acts e.g. sorting out finances
Violent method

Question 3

What is self-harm?

Answer 3

an intentional act of self-poisoning or self-injury, irrespective of the motivation or apparent purpose of the act, and is an expression of emotional distress.

Question 4

What are the majority of self-poisoning attempts at DSH?

Answer 4

Prescribed or OTC medication

Question 5

What are the majorit of self-injury epodes of DSH?

Answer 5

Cutting

Question 6

How many die to suicide each year?

Answer 6

700,000

Question 7

What jobs have a high suicide risk?

Answer 7

Low skilled labourers
Vets, dentists, medical doctors
Entertainers
Artists

Question 8

What proportion of suicides are male?

Answer 8

75%

Question 9

What age range for suicide is highest?

Answer 9

Females 45-49
Males 50-54