PSYC-339 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mental Disorder, Social Environment, Schizophrenia
19 Nov 2018
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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Approximately 1 million people die by suicide each year, including more than. Not officially classified as a mental disorder in dsm-5. Suicidal behavior disorder has been proposed for the next revision: suicide. Self-inflicted death in which one makes intentional, direct, and conscious effort to end one"s life. Studying people who survive their suicide attempts: trending. Pro-suicide web sites: found across the internet and have tripled over past seven years, provide constructive advice or information about how to kill self to 7. 5 percent of teenagers. Live-streaming suicides: concerted social networking efforts to identify people at risk and provide aid and information, patterns and statistics. Suicide rates vary: country to country, gender and marital status, race and ethnicity, social environment, religious devoutness (not exclusively affiliation, under-reporting may exist, common triggers. Loss of loved one through death, divorce, or rejection.
