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Con suicidio (dal latino sui caedere, "uccidere se stessi") si intende l'atto con il quale una persona si procura deliberatamente la morte. [1]
Suicide is often seen as a major catastrophe causing significant grief to the deceased's relatives, friends and community members, and it is viewed negatively almost everywhere around the world.
La tabella seguente è una lista di stati per tasso di suicidio secondo i dati dell'Organizzazione mondiale della sanità ed altre fonti. Circa una persona su 5.000–15.000 muore ogni anno per suicidio, con un tasso di 10,5 per 100.000 abitanti in calo rispetto agli 11,6 del 2008. Nei paesi ad alto reddito, i tassi di comportamenti ...
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The ICD-11describes suicidal ideation as "thoughts, ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of ending one's life, ranging from thinking that one would be better off dead to formulation of elaborate plans". The DSM-5 defines it as "thoughts about self-harm, with deliberate consideration or planning of possible techniques of causing one's own dea...
Another term for suicidal ideation is suicidal thoughts. When someone who has not shown a history of suicidal ideation experiences a sudden and pronounced thought of performing an act which would necessarily lead to their own death, psychologists call this an intrusive thought. A commonly experienced example of this is the high place phenomenon, al...
The risk factors for suicidal ideation can be divided into three categories: psychiatric disorders, life events, and family history.
Early detection and treatment are the best ways to prevent suicidal ideation and suicide attempts.[citation needed] If signs, symptoms, or risk factors are detected early then the individual might seek treatment and help before attempting to take their own life. In a study of individuals who did die by suicide, 91% of them likely had one or more me...
Assessment seeks to understand an individual by integrating information from multiple sources such as clinical interviews; medical exams and physiological measures; standardized psychometric tests and questionnaires; structured diagnostic interviews; review of records; and collateral interviews.
Treatment of suicidal ideation can be problematic due to the fact that several medications have actually been linked to increasing or causing suicidal ideation in patients. Therefore, several alternative means of treating suicidal ideation are often used. The main treatments include: therapy, hospitalization, outpatient treatment, and medication or...
Suicidal ideation rates among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) youth are significantly higher than among the general population. Suicide ideation has a higher prevalence among gay teenagers compared to their heterosexual peers has been attributed to minority stress, bullying, and parental disapproval.
Beck, AT; Steer, RA; Kovacs, M; Garrison, B (1985). "Hopelessness and eventual suicide: a 10-year prospective study of patients hospitalized with suicidal ideation". Am J Psychiatry. 142 (5): 559–5...Uncapher, H (2000–2001). "Cognitive biases and suicidal ideation in elderly psychiatric inpatients". Omega. 42 (1): 21–36. doi:10.2190/6uu8-hk8e-hl0v-q4cu. S2CID 144242247.Uncapher, H; Gallagher-Thompson, D; Osgood, NJ (1998). "Hopelessness and suicidal ideation in older adults". The Gerontologist. 38 (1): 62–70. doi:10.1093/geront/38.1.62. PMID 9499654.Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation Archived 2006-09-25 at the Wayback MachineSuicidal Thought Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback MachineNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Warning signs Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback MachineThe following are lists of countries by estimated suicide rates as published by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other sources. In many countries, suicide rates are underreported due to social stigma, cultural or legal concerns. Thus, these figures cannot be used to compare real suicide rates, which are unknown in most countries.
Suicide is a major national public health issue in the United States. The country has one of the highest suicide rates among wealthy nations. [1] . In 2020, there were 45,799 recorded suicides, [2] up from 42,773 in 2014, according to the CDC 's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
At times, suicide played a prominent role in ancient legend and history, like with Ajax the Great, who killed himself in the Trojan War, and Lucretia, whose suicide in around 510 B.C. initiated the revolt that displaced the Roman Kingdom with the Roman Republic.
