PSY 3101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Suicide Intervention, Suicide Prevention, Master Sergeant
19 Apr 2016
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It is 24% deaths of 15-24; 16% of 25-44. Mortallity rate is 4x higher for men. 73% of hospital admissions for attempted suicide are 15-44. Women are hospitalized 1. 5x more for attempted suicide. Suicide ideation, formation of ideas: o o o lethality. Affective: emotion, internal attitude cognitive: state. Ppl who complete suicide seek the end of conscious experience which has become endless stream of distressing thoughts which they are preoccupied. Fifth leading cause of death in 5-14 year olds - about 3. 5-4% Third leading cause of death among american teenagers - about 7% of all causes of death (accidents and homicide are first and second) 12% to 14% of depressed people go on to commit suicide - hospitalized and community health centers. 22% for individuals hospitalized with attempt and having psychiatric disorder attempts to completed = 10 to 20:1. Emotional: sadness, failure, guilt, disappointment, self-blame, irritation, crying. Motivational: work, sex, lack of satisfaction, interest in ppl.
