Teenage Suicide - Risk, Causes

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 revision: 22 Jul 2008.

Abstract:
Causes of teenage suicide , list of risk factors.

Question:

What are the risk factors and causes for teenage suicide?

Answer:

Someone is regarded as an immediate suicide risk if he or she is currently:

Experiencing severely depressed mood
Hallucinating commands to commit suicide
Hopeless and pessimistic
Self-blaming and guilty
Expressing intent to harm him or herself

A person is also regarded as an immediate suicide risk after a suicidal act if this entailed:

Careful preparation of the act
Precautions to avoid interruption or rescue
A suicide note and an "ordering" of personal affairs
The expectation of the method being fatal
Remorse at the failure of the act

More Information

Statistical 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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