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Objectives
\u2022State prevalence
\u2022Know characteristics of each category
\u2022Assess seriousness of attempt
Assess seriousness of attem
Suicide and DSH
pt
\u2022Predict future risk
\u2022Formulate management plan for suicidal
patients
\u2022Advise preventive measures
Advise
preventive measures
Suicide
\u2022Amongst 10 commonest causes of death
\u2022540 persons per year commit suicide in
Kuwait

\u20222/3 women & 1/3 men take O/D
\u20221 in 6 leave a note
\u2022Peak in spring
\u2022Correlates: social isolation, H/O DSH, Family H/O

psych dis, chr phys illness, recent loss
Suicide
Characteristics
\u2022Elderly males 60-75
\u2022Rates increasing in younger
age group
\u2022Social classes 1 & V
\u2022Psychiatric illness 90%

\u2022Depression
\u2022Substance abuse
\u2022Antisocial personality
\u2022Schizophrenia

Professional risk
\u2022
Unemployed
\u2022
Univ students
\u2022
Doctors
\u2022
Policeman
\u2022
Insurance agents
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