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| A suicide attempt that does not result in death |
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| A self-inflicted death in which the person acts intentionally, directly, and consciously. |
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| Altogether, 58% of all suicides in the United States are committed with firearms. |
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| A person who clearly intends to end his or her life at the time of a suicide attempt. |
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| A person who attempts suicide believing that the process of death is already under way and that he or she is simply hastening the process. |
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| A person who is attempts suicide without recognizing the finality of death. |
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| A person who is ambivalent about the wish to die even as he or she attempts suicide. |
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| A death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role. |
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| A psychological autopsy in which clinicians and researchers piece together information about a person's suicide from the person's past. |
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| A pessimistic belief that one's present circumstances, problems, or mood will not change. |
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| Viewing problems and solutions in rigid either/or terms. |
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| Common Predictors of Suicide 1-9 |
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1. Depressive Disorder and certain other mental disorders.
2. Alcoholism and other forms of substance abuse.
3. Suicide ideation, preparation; certain religious ideas.
4. Prior suicide attempts
5. Lethal methods
6. Social withdrawal, isolation, living alone, loss of support
7. Hopelessness, feeling trapped, cognitive rigidity
8. Impulsivity and risk taking behavior
9. Being an older white American |
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| Common Predictors of Suicide 10-19 |
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10. Modeling, suicide in the family, genetics.
11. Economic or work problems; certain occupations
12. Marital problems, family pathology
13. Dramatic changes in mood
14. Anxiety
15. Stress and stressful events
16. Anger, aggression, irritability
17. Psychosis
18. Physical Illness
19. Sleep problems |
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| Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the Marine Corps. Combat is the leading cause. |
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| More suicides (34,000) than homicides (18,000) are committed in the United States each year |
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| suicide prevention program |
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| A program that tries to identify people who are at risk of killing themselves and to offer them crisis intervention |
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| A treatment approach that tries to help people in psychological crisis to view their situation more accurately, make better decisions, act more constructively, and overcome the crisis. |
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