Risk Factors for Suicide

List of Risk Factors for Suicide

The list of risk factors mentioned for Suicide in various sources includes:

• Mood disorders
• Depression
• Alcohol abuse
• Drug abuse
• Elderly

Suicide Risk Factors: Book Excerpts

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Risk factors discussion:

Suicide Facts: NIMH (Excerpt)

The strongest risk factors for attempted suicide in adults are mood disorders and comorbid substance use disorders (Source: excerpt from Suicide Facts: NIMH)

Older Adults Depression and Suicide Facts: NIMH (Excerpt)

Major depression , a significant predictor of suicide in older adults,¹ is a widely underrecognized and undertreated medical illness. In fact, several studies have found that many older adults who commit suicide have visited a primary care physician very close to the time of the suicide: 20 percent on the same day, 40 percent within one week, and 70 percent within one month of the suicide.² These findings point to the urgency of enhancing both the detection and the adequate treatment of depression as a means of reducing the risk of suicide among the elderly. (Source: excerpt from Older Adults Depression and Suicide Facts: NIMH)

Risks factors for Suicide: medical news summaries:

The following medical news items are relevant to risk factors for Suicide:

• Acne medication may have contributed to suicide
• Antidepressant prescriptions should not be the first line of defense in treating depression
• Antidepressant use in pregnant mothers
• Depression common in elderly
• Depression linked to childhood bullying
• Doubts over the real cause of depression
• Familial bipolar disorder traits dictate disease presentation
• FDA finally acknowledges suicide risk associated with antidepressant use in children
• Juvenile bipolar still misunderstood
• Medication error lead to exacerbation of schizophrenia
• Reckless teen behavior and depression link
• Research finds inappropriate treatment of adolescent depression
• Self diagnose depression
• Suicide in the elderly
• Suicide risk greater in men of less intelligence
• Teen sex issues
• Teens choking for a rush
• More news »

About risk factors:

Risk factors for Suicide are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Suicide makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Suicide. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Suicide. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center.

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