Suicide Prevention WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Suicide Prevention
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call 1-800-SUICIDE.1 People who are considering suicide are often noticeably depressed, and 75% express their wishes to die to a friend or family member. It is important to take any threat of suicide seriously.2
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- Give encouragement for the person to seek treatment.2
- It may be necessary to take the person to the emergency room or a psychiatric hospital.2
- Some suicide risk factors include depression, alcoholism or substance abuse, a history of physical or sexual abuse, or a medical condition such as cancer.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Hopeline: National Suicide Prevention Hotline
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: Official Site
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: What to do When Someone is Suicidal
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Prevention of Suicide, Prevent Suicide, How to Prevent Suicide
- Last update: Aug. 12, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
