PSYCH 360 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Mental Disorder, Social Isolation, Dsm-5
20 Apr 2016
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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world: it has been estimated that 1 million people who die by it each year, with more that 36,000 suicides per year in the u. s. alone. Many more (600,000 in the u. s. ) make unsuccessful attempts: such attempts are called parasuicides . Suicide is not classified as a mental disorder in the dsm-5: although suicide is frequently linked to depression, around half of all suicides result from other mental disorders or involve no clear mental disorder at all. Researchers have gathered statistics regarding the social contexts in which suicides take place: suicide rates vary from country to country, with religious devoutness (not simply affiliation) helping to explain some of the difference. Suicide is also related to social environment and marital status. The suicide rates of men and women also differ: women have a higher attempt rate (3x men, men have a higher completion rate (4x women)
