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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or academic difficulties), relationship problems (such as breakups or divorces), or harassment and…

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Deaths
727,000 / 1.1% of deaths (2021)
Frequency
8.9 per 100,000 per year (2021)
Prevention
Limiting access to methods of suicide, treating mental disorders and substance misuse, careful media reporting about suicide, improving social and economic conditions, improving…
Risk factors
Depression, previous attempts, bipolar disorder, autism, bereavement, breakups, divorce, loneliness, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, alcoholism, chronic…
Specialty
Psychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work
Usual onset
15–30 and 70+ years old

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Suicide

Nodes346
Edges345
Triples389
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00578
Components1

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related to Epidemiology · 26
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related to Legislation · 26
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related to history · 23
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related to Locations · 20
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related to Notable cases · 19
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related to Philosophy · 17
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related to Media · 16
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related to Sex and gender · 13
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related to Advocacy · 12
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related to Pathophysiology · 11
Suicide → BDNF, DNA, Epigenetics, However, HT2A, Low, Other, Post-mortem, Serotonin, There, This

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SuicideDeaths727,000 / 1.1% of deaths (2021)1.00infobox
SuicideFrequency8.9 per 100,000 per year (2021)1.00infobox
SuicidePreventionLimiting access to methods of suicide, treating mental disorders and substance misuse, careful media reporting about suicide, improving social and economic conditions, improving…1.00infobox
SuicideRisk factorsDepression, previous attempts, bipolar disorder, autism, bereavement, breakups, divorce, loneliness, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, alcoholism, chronic…1.00infobox
SuicideSpecialtyPsychiatry, clinical psychology, clinical social work1.00infobox
SuicideUsual onset15–30 and 70+ years old1.00infobox
Suicideis aact of intentionally causing one's own death0.90text
Suicideis athird-leading cause of death among 15- to 29-year-olds globally0.90text
Suicideis aleading cause of early death for autistic people without co-occurring learning disabilities.Environmental exposuresSome environmental exposures0.90text
Suicideis areasoned taking of one's own life0.90text
Suicideis aact of homicide followed within a week by suicide of the person who carried out the act.Mass suicides are often performed under social pressure where members give up autonomy to…0.90text
Suicideis aleading cause of early death for autistic people without co-occurring learning disabilities0.90text
Suicideis atenth leading cause of death0.90text
Suicideis a5th leading cause of death.An unofficial report estimated 50.90text
Suicideis a1978 Jonestown mass murder/suicide in which 909 members of the Peoples Temple0.90text

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