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Associated factors

Associated factors can impact a person's potential for suicide and include:

Emotional and behavioral factors, like feelings of hopelessness and excessive use of drugs including alcohol
Life events like the loss of a loved one

These factors are not the cause of suicide, but they can impact the likelihood that an individual may attempt suicide. The more risk factors present, the greater the person's risk for a suicide attempt and/or completion. All risk factors need to be taken seriously.

Researchers have identified factors that are associated with suicide and suicidal behavior. These characteristics were subsequently termed “risk factors” or predictors of suicide. This is not to say that the presence of these factors causes suicide, but they do seem to indicate a higher risk. Additionally, researchers do not know much about how the factors may interact with one another (Reference 1).

Warning signs are behaviors that can mark potential suicidal thoughts and/or plans. Warning signs are similar to associated factors and there is some overlap, but more distinctly warning signs are clues to potential for suicide.

The more helpers know about associated factors and warning signs, the greater their ability to proactively help an individual to get the needed professional services or support that they need.

Use this information as a guide, but the list is not exhaustive. Contact a mental health clinician with any specific concerns.

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References for Associated factors and Warning signs

Resources

Electronic, print, and multimedia resources are provided to help you to find additional authoritative information on Associated factors with suicide and suicidal behavior. These resources are available from such national organizations as The National Institute of Mental Health as well as professional organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and educational institutions.

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The NIMH is the primary National Institute of Health organization for research on suicide and suicide prevention. The NIMH offers specific resources, research, tools, and reports for individuals in helping roles, health care professionals, and researchers interested in learning more about suicide and suicide prevention.

The following Web page provides information on Signs and Symptoms of Depression in men:

http://menanddepression.nimh.nih.gov/symptomslist.asp

Internet

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)

SAVE is an organization is comprised mostly of suicide survivors, and people that have suffered from depression. The mission of SAVE is to educate about suicide prevention and speak for suicide survivors.

The following Web page offers a listing of symptoms of Depression and danger signs of suicide:

http://www.save.org/depressed/symptoms.html

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