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Appendix E
Suicide
Respond to the following based on the information in the “Suicide Rates by Age Group”
article:
1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years?
Over the past few years suicide rates have started to decline in comparison to
prior years (McKeown, Cuffe, & Schulz, 2006).
2. What part of the U.S. has the highest suicide rate?
The West has the highest suicide rate in the United States (McKeown, Cuffe,
& Schulz, 2006).
3. List three risk factors for suicide.
Prior suicide attempts, access to firearms within the home, and diagnosis of
major depression are all risk factors for suicide (McKeown, Cuffe, & Schulz,
2006).
4. Many researchers worry that suicide rates for adolescents and older adults
continue to increase. What does the research data show about these age groups?
Adolescents and older adults seem to be more susceptible to suicide while
middle-aged adults are at less of a suicide risk. Overall the suicide rates for
these two groups (adolescents and older adults) have also started to decline
within the past few years (McKeown, Cuffe, & Schulz, 2006).
5. In the U.S., what demographic has the highest rate of suicide?
Typically older white men age 85+ are at highest risk of suicide (McKeown,
Cuffe, & Schulz, 2006).
6. List four possible reasons for the observed decrease in suicide rates.
*Economic prosperity *Increase in healthy life expectancy
*Decline in substance abuse *Better medical support and trauma care
(McKeown, Cuffe, & Schulz, 2006)
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*Please be sure to use this tutorial as a guide only. Do not plagiarize and do not resell as your own work. If you have any questions or problems with the tutorial please get a hold of me before leaving any negative feedback and I will resolve the issue. If you have trouble opening or viewing the files please contact me and I will fix the problem as soon as I can. Sometimes instructors change the syllabus so if the material does not match your syllabus please let me know. If I do not respond right away please be patient, I do have a full-time job and I try to check my messages once a day. Thanks and good luck!!! :-) Axia College Material Appendix E Suicide Respond to the following based on the information in the "Suicide Rates by Age Group" article: 1. What has been the trend in suicide rates over the past few years? Over the past few years suicide rates have started to decli ...
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