Abstract
Understanding suicide risk: Indentification of high-risk groups during high-risk times.
Overholser, James~~Braden, Abby~~Dieter, Lesa
The assessment of suicide risk is a complex task for mental health professionals. Certain demographic groups are associated with completed suicide including males, divorced adults, and Caucasians. However, demographic variables alone provide a crude assessment of suicide risk. Psychiatric diagnosis and recent life events might improve the identification of high-risk individuals.