The number of suicides has increased significantly in recent years; they are the third most common cause of death in the 15 to 44 age group worldwide and the seventh in Poland. Approximately 5500 thousand people take their own lives in our country annually.
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Suicide in depression
Among the wide range of depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts also occur, often associated with a reduction in the patient's quality of life and subjective feelings of distress. Factors that increase the risk of suicide among depressed patients are persistent mood depressions, feelings of hopelessness and worthlessness and a high awareness of their illness.
Suicide in schizophrenia
Suicide in schizophrenia usually has a multifactorial basis. 80% of patients have experienced hallucinations and delusions during a suicide attempt, but rarely of a suicide-inducing nature.
The most common risk factors in patients with schizophrenia are:
- impulsivity,
- depressive symptoms,
- lack of support from family and friends,
- social exclusion,
- loss of confidence,
-
feelings of guilt towards both the environment and oneself.
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Suicide among older people
The risk of suicide is also increasing among the elderly, and is usually associated with poor health, depressive states and social factors, such as inactivity and loss of interest by adult children .
