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most significant risk factor for completed suicide
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serious prior suicide attempt, esp in last 3 mo
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top 5 risk factors for suicide
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serious prior attempt, older adult, substance abuse/dep, hx of rage/violent behavior, male sex
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where does suicide fall in rank of causes of death in US?
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8th
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suicide is ___ leading cause of death in adolescents 15-19
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3rd
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suicide risk factor: race
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white > black
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suicide risk factor: social status
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isolated > married
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suicide risk factor: fam hx
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parent/close relative suicide > no hx
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suicide risk factor: religion
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Jewish/Protestant > Catholic/Muslim
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suicide risk factor: psychotic sx
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psychotic sx > none
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suicide risk factor: occupation
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professional > non-professional
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suicide risk factor: health
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chronic illness > healthy
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concordance rates for monozygotic twins is greater/lesser than dizygotic?
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greater
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characteristic of depression most linked to suicide
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hopelessness
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specific risk factors assoc with depression for suicide (2)
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psychotic sx, hospitalization for depr
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suicide risk increases/decreases in initial stages of recovery from depression
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increases due to clarity of thought
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besides depression, what other psych condition has a high rate of suicide?
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schizophrenia
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indications for detaining a possibly suicidal pt involuntarily (8)
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possession of means of suicide, plan of suicide, acute intoxication, expresses feeling out of control, psychotic sx, lack of social support, hx of repeated suicide attempts, pt is unreliable
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