NSG 3335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Suicidal Ideation, Macroethics, Suicide Methods

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12 Dec 2018
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Social - ethics, ignorance, embarrassment, shame, fear, of being labeled. Demographic - highest rates among age group 25-34, american indians/alaskan natives, and non- hispanic whites. 90% of individuals who commit suicide have a psychiatric illness. 50% are under active psychiatric or mental health care. Has a message and a purpose secondary to a terminal illness. Hispanics, and asian/paci c islanders have slightly higher rates than females. Among all ethnic groups, alcohol use among adolescents was associated with increased suicidal behaviors. Suicide and suicide attempt rates vary across different ethnicities. Suicidal ideation - having thoughts of harming or killing oneself. Suicide attempt - nonfatal, self-in icted destructive act with explicit or inferred intent to die. Attempt may be thwarted by another person or by circumstances. Evaluation of client"s ability and intent to at on idea or plan. Suicide may result when people experience no close relationship with others or no personal freedoms and no hope of getting them.

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