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The National Institute of Mental Health defines suicide as a self-inflicted act of violence with the intention of death that leads to the actual death of oneself. [1] Although rates of suicide vary worldwide, suicide ranks as the tenth leading cause of death in the United States with rates increasing on average by one to two percent per year between 1999 and 2018, with the later years within ...
Suicide-related behaviors comprise self-harm, self-inflicted unintentional death, undetermined suicide-related behaviors, self-inflicted death with undetermined intent, suicide attempt, and suicide. Self-harm is self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior for which there is evidence that the person had no intent to die.
However, NICE Guidance on Self-harm in the UK suggests that older people who self-harm are at a greater risk of completing suicide, with 1 in 5 older people who self-harm going on to end their life. [16] A study completed in Ireland showed that older Irish adults have high rates of deliberate self-harm, but comparatively low rates of suicide. [132]
Non-suicidal self-harm is common with 18% of people engaging in self-harm over the course of their life. [154]: 1 Acts of self-harm are not usually suicide attempts and most who self-harm are not at high risk of suicide. [155] Some who self-harm, however, do still end their life by suicide, and risk for self-harm and suicide may overlap. [155]
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Suicidal ideation, or suicidal thoughts, is the thought process of having ideas, or ruminations about the possibility of completing suicide. [1] It is not a diagnosis but is a symptom of some mental disorders, use of certain psychoactive drugs, and can also occur in response to adverse life circumstances without the presence of a mental disorder.
[12] [13] [14] One interpretation is that depression manifests due to an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain, resulting in feelings of worthlessness and despair. Magnetic resonance imaging shows that the brains of people diagnosed with depression may have a hippocampus up to 10% smaller than those who do not exhibit signs of depression.
Self-harm; Being exposed to others' suicidal behavior, such as that of family members, peers, or celebrities [7] Being male [10] Food insecurity [11] There may be an association between long-term PM2.5 exposure and depression, and a possible association between short-term PM10 exposure and suicide. [12]