Suicide

  1. What does the SAFET stand for?
    • Suicide
    • Assessment
    • Five-Step
    • Evaluation 
    • Triage
  2. What is Anhedonia?
    inability to experience pleasure
  3. What is pervasive hopelessness?
  4. T or F: Anniversary of a suicide of a loved one increases suicidal risk
    true
  5. What is the significance of "3-3-3"?
    It is talking about the high risk for the first 3 months after psychiatric onset/dx, the first 3 months after the first suicide attempt, and the first few days of admission
  6. What is the number 1 demographic risk of suicide?
    White single males over 40 and even higher risk if recently separated?
  7. Suicide rates peak in which season(s)?
    Spring and Fall
  8. Which 4 ways do you assess for SI?
    • 1. SI: frequency, intensity, duration
    • 2. Plan: timing, location, method
    • 3. Behaviors: past attempts, rehearsals, warning signs
    •  - Warning sgns: verbal, emotional,, cogntive, behavioral
    • 4. Intent: will patient actually carry out plan?
Author
edeleon
ID
328355
Card Set
Suicide
Description
lecture notes
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