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Statistical Risk Factors for Suicide

Written by: Petros Skapinakis, MD, MPH, PhD, lecturer of Psychiatry in the University of Ioannina Medical School, Greece. Eva Gerasi, postgraduate student in the Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Ioannina, Greece.

First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest version: 19 Feb 2011.

Abstract:
Suicide risk is higher for men, for older people, for people recently ill, and for excessive alcohol users.

Question:

Are there risk factors for suicides?

Answer:

It has been gathered that statistically high risk indicators for suicide are:

Male gender.
Older age.
Single status, particularly if recent - that is, through divorce or bereavement.
Current physical ill health, particularly if painful, debilitating or life-threatening.
Previous acts of deliberate self-harm.
Excessive alcohol use.

More Information

Immediate risk factors for suicide Prevalence of suicidal thoughts Attempted suicide and its treatment Risk of further attempts Repeated suicide attempts How to respond to expressions of suicidal intent More articles about suicide More articles about depression

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