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Every year, approximately 100,000 people commit suicide. Suicide is the third leading cause of death around the globe and is the 11th in the United States. The issue has become grave and serious and is more common among men than in women. Suicide is defined as the intentional action of killing one’s self and can be instigated by a number of reasons.

Determining a person’s ability to commit suicide at an early stage is the best way to hinder or prevent any self-annihilation. Through a Suicide Risk Assessment and utilizing an Assessment Form, experts and clinicians will be able to ascertain a patient’s risk of harming himself or cause his own death.

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Suicide Risk Assessment

A Suicide Risk Assessment is a procedure that enables clinicians to estimate the likelihood of a person harming himself or committing suicide.

Suicide can be caused by varying forms of psychological disorders, drug misuse, stress, cultural and social situations, family history, and genetics.

Our Health Risk Assessment Forms and Sample Self Assessment Forms are printable and may be used by clinicians to gauge one’s risk for health disease and injuries as well as assessing oneself.

Mental Disorders

Psychological disorders may be a cause for a person to commit suicide. Common mental disorders linked to suicidal behavior are depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

The World Health Organization has estimated that depression will become the second most common cause of disability, judging from its rapid increase to at least 100 million people who suffer from the condition.

Substance Abuse

Drug misuse and substance abuse are the second leading causes of suicidal attempts. Numerous studies of individuals recovering from drug and alcohol abuse show that previous attempts to commit suicide are common. Individuals suffering from substance abuse are 5 to 6 times more likely to attempt a suicide than individuals who aren’t.

Special Suicide Risk Assessment Form

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Standard Suicide Risk Assessment Form

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Homicide Suicide Risk Assessment Form in PDF

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Adolescent Suicide Risk Assessment Form

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Genetics

Suicide can also be a side effect of inheriting mental illness, particularly the disorders that increase the risk of suicidal thoughts such as depression, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

However, a new study from the Center for Addiction and Mental Health has found evidence of a gene variation that is connected with suicidal tendencies.

Social, Cultural, and Economic Aspects of Suicidal Tendencies

Approximately 4,000 young people aged 15 to 34 die of suicide. Suicidal behavior may also be instigated by social, cultural, and economic causes apart from mental disorders, substance abuse, and genetics.

Family history, violence, physical or sexual abuse, and exposure to suicidal behavior may also be varying causes that drive a person to commit suicide.

Warning Signs

  • Someone constantly threatens to harm himself
  • Always talks or thinks about death
  • Call or visit people to say goodbye
  • Loss of interest in things one used to be interested in
  • Hopelessness
  • Constant rage or anger
  • Dramatic mood swings
  • Lack of purpose to live
  • Recklessness
  • Sleeping and eating disorders

A suicide assessment is one of the best ways to prevent further suicidal behavior since preventing suicide is not easy at all. Download our Medical History Forms an Risk Assessment Forms to help you evaluate your students or patients.

If you feel that someone might be suicidal, ask them directly – this shows that someone cares and is willing to talk about the issues they are encountering. Listen to what they have to say, and get appropriate help immediately.

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