Working with a suicidal client
Working with a suicidal client

Summary/Abstract: Suicide is a topic that even at the sounding of it alarms everyone. It takes the lives of more than 30,000 Americans each year. Researchers are trying to identify all the risk factors which will help prevent suicide and save some people. Conte & Plutchik2 correlated 41 factors with suicide. It is difficult though to prevent it due to the unpredictability of human nature. Nevertheless below are some of the most common factors in order to determine whether a client is suicidal. Age is a major risk factor. White males above 65years old are at risk. Then 15years old up to 24years old is another risk age, especially when there are prior attempts and if the child is a college student, where the pressure of academic demands, social interaction problems and career choices elevate the risk of committing suicide.3 In children, 10 to 14years old suicide is rare but if it happens, is due to the loss of a parent, abuse or psychopathology.3 Although, age is an important factor, gender also provides information. Males usually do a complete suicide, whereas females have more attempted suicides.

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