PSY240H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Suicidal Ideation, Altruistic Suicide, Suicide Attempt
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Chapter 10: suicide: suicide is both an unusual act and a surprisingly familiar one. Suicide is a serious health concern in canada, as it is in many industrialized countries throughout the world: the suicide rate for canadians as measured by the world health. Organization (who) is approximately 13 per 100 000 people per year, and suicide rates across the country have increased dramatically over the last five decades: suicide accounts for nearly one in four (24%) deaths among. Canadians aged 15 to 24 and is the second-leading cause of death for those between the ages of 10 and 24. Types of suicides: four types of people who commit suicide, death seekers. Clearly and explicitly seek to end their lives. Their intentions to commit suicide may be present for a long time, during which they prepare for their death by giving away possessions, writing a will, buying a gun. Most often, their intentions are fleeting: death initiators.
