Self Harm Flashcards
what should you use instead of “attempted suicide”?
deliberate self harm
what’s the main difference between deliberate self harm patients and suicide patients psychologically?
suicide patients tend to have a severe, sustained major mental illness
what gender has higher suicide rates in general?
men
death from suicide peaks at what age in low and middle income countries?
early 20s
death from suicide peaks at what age in high income countries?
early 20s
middle age
most common methods of suicide in scotland by gender?
hanging (m)
poisoning (f)
there is a seasonal element to suicide T or F
T
spring peak
autumn drop
why is there a peak in suicide in spring?
people are generally more happy so you feel more alienated
being born in what season gives you a higher suicide rate?
spring
cancer diagnoses have an exponential effect on suicide rate T or F
F
diagnoses of what kind of conditions increase suicide rate?
debilitating long-term neurological conditions
religious affiliation increases suicide risk T or F
F, decreases it massively
patients with a Hx of DSH have a lower level of what in their CSF?
HAA (metabolite for serotonin)
regulation of what hormonal feedback pathway is different in those who have been sexually abused?
hypothalamic-pituitary axis
what psychiatric medication is known to reduce suicide risk?
lithium
