NURS 3400 Quiz: Mental Health study Guide Exam 3
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Ui(cid:272)ide is (cid:374)ot a diag(cid:374)osis o(cid:396) a diso(cid:396)de(cid:396), it"s a (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396). More than 90% of all persons who commit or attempt suicide have been diagnosed with a mental disorder: epidemiological factors. More than 38,000 people committed suicide in 2010. Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in young americans age 15-24, and the. 4th leading cause of death for ages 25-44 and the 8th leading cause of death for individuals ages 45 to 64: risk factors. Suicide rate for single person is twice that of married persons. Divorced, separated, or widowed persons have a rate of 4 to 5 times greater than those of married individuals. Women attempt suicide more but men succeed more. Men succeed 70% of the time and women only succeed 30% of the time. Women tend to overdose and men use more lethal ways (firearms) Suicide risk and age are directly correlated.
