Suicide (COMPLETE) Flashcards
What is suicide
Death from deliberate self injury
What is suicide ideation
thoughts of killing oneself
What is suicide attempt
behaviour intended to kill self
What is non-suicidal self-injury
behaviour intended to injure oneself without intent to kill oneself
How many ppl die each year to suicide
over 700k
What countries have the highest rates of suicide?
Russia, South Africa
baltic states
What countries have the lowest rates of suicide?
Carribean/West Indies
some asian countries
Are sucide rates increasing or decreasing
Technically decreasing but they are underreported in some regions due to social stigma
so it depends where you are
Suicide in age
Most ppl 15-49 years old
fewer people committed 70 plus
Correlation between suicide and sex
Suicidal ideation and attempts are more common among females
But males de more frequently to it
Why?
Stigma surrounding mens mental health, too afraid to get help
3:1 men women die to suicide
Correlation between suicde and psychological disorders
90% of those who attempt are suffering from a psychological disorder
50% of those are clinically depressed at the time of attempt
5-7% of ppl diagnosed with BPD die from suicide
However, overwhelming majority of ppl with psychological disorders don’t die by suicide
Why is it important to understand the risk factors for suicide
Helps establish and develop intervention and prevention strategies
What are the social and environmental risk factors of suicide
Psychological disorder
economic events, ie. famine]
suicide contagion- publicity among celebrity suicides
marital status- higher amongst divorced ppl
social isolation/lack of social belonging
sexual or genre minority orientation
What’s the genetic aetiology of suicide
Heritability high- up to 50 percent
What’s the neurotransmitter/neuroendocrine aetiology of suicide
HPA axis dysregulation
and serotonin dysfunction
What’s the cognitive aetiology of suicide
Impaired emotional regulation
impulsivity
impaired problem solving
reactive aggressive traits
What’s the psychological aetiology of suicide
feels like a burden
How’s suicide prevented
3 step theory of suicide
1. Pain and hopelessness
2. Connectedness
3. Suicide capacity
Have to distinguish between ideation and action
How is suicide prevented
- Means restriction- prevents ppl from committing suiciede,ie removing guns
- removing the stigma- normalising the experience of distress and destigmatise help seeking
- Public awareness- increase public knowledge of suicide and warning signs
- gatekeeper training-GPS first line of defence- train individuals to recognise signs and make referrals ]
- improve access to mental health screening and risk assessment
