Interventions to Prevent Suicidal Behavior

摘要: There is now a substantial literature on risk factors for suicide in the United States (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, PHS, 2001; Committee Pathophysiology & Prevention Adolescent Adult Suicide Board, 2002) that can be used to guide development prevention programs reduce rates this country. wealth evidence having mental disorder increases both attempted suicide. However, itself should not equated with elevated because majority individuals illness never kill themselves (Bostwick Pankratz, 2000). outcome extremely complex circumstances, it likely we will able predict its occurrence given putative interaction between psychiatric, psychological, physiological, social, cultural factors. For example, there considerable aggression impulsivity, acute chronic stress, trauma, substance or alcohol use are associated suicidality, but their effects moderated by gender age. Because inability who themselves, public health problem magnitude. In 2002 were 31,655 deaths from suicide, making overall 11th leading cause death (Kochanek Smith, 2004). 3rd aged 10–24 years Since 1950s, rate youth has tripled, was an alarming gradual upswing among young African American males l980 1995 (Shaffer, Gould, Hicks, 1994). Substantially higher elders have been observed consistently some time (Pearson Brown,