PSCH 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt, List Of Sovereign States By Suicide Rate
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Behaviors intended to injure oneself without intent to kill oneself. Suicide rate in u. s. is 1 per 10,000 in a given year. Worldwide, 9% report suicidal ideation at least once in their lives, and 2. 5% have made at least one suicide attempt. Men are four times more likely than women to kill themselves. Women are more likely than men are to make suicide attempts that do not result in death. Guns are by far the most common means of suicide in the u. s. (60%) The highest rates of suicide in the u. s. are for white males over age 50. The rates of suicide for adolescents and children in the u. s. are increasing dramatically. Being divorced or widowed elevates suicide risk four- or fivefold. Figure 5. 10: annual deaths due to suicides per 100,000 people. Social isolation and a lack of social belonging. Half of suicide attempts are depressed at the time of the act.
