suicide

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Etiology

Epidemiology

  • 33% of people have suicidal ideation during their lifetime
  • 9th leading cause of death
  • 3rd leading cause of death in adolescents (age 15-24)
  • white males > 85 years of age have highest rate
  • rates in elderly tend to be underestimated because they are easily confused with medical complications
  • 20 cases per 100,000 in > 65 age group vs 12 per 100,000 in younger population
  • deteriorating physical health is more important than psychiatric illness in predicting self-harm in the elderly[7]
  • 2nd leading cause of death among persons 10-24 years of age[15]
  • one person dies by suicide every 40 seconds worldwide[13]
  • increase in suicide in U.S. from 1999-2014
    • suicide among people 35-64 years of age increased 28% from 1999 to 2010[11]
    • ~2% yearly increase in suicides from 2004-2013[24]
  • suicide rate in 2014 3-fold greater in males than females (20.7 vs 5.8 per 100,000) [19
  • increase in suicide 1999-2016[26]
    • suicide rate increased > 30% in 25 states
    • North Dakota with highest increase of 58%
    • in 2015, 18% of suicides had served in the military
    • >50% of cases had no documented mental health disorder
  • suicide among U.S. health care workers 2008-2019 higher than among non-health care workers for registered nurses, health technicians, & health care support workers, but not physicians[44]

Pathology

Diagnostic criteria

* USPSTF concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits & harms of screening for suicide risk in the adult population, including pregnant & postpartum women & older adults[43]

Complications

Management

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References

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