Health Factors
• Mental health conditions, such as: Depression, Bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder, Schizophrenia, Borderline or antisocial personality disorder, Conduct disorder, Psychotic disorders, or psychotic symptoms in the context of any other disorder, Anxiety disorder.
• Substance abuse disorders.
• Serious or chronic health condition and/or pain
Environmental Factors
• Contagion (i.e., exposure to another person's suicide, or to graphic or sensationalized accounts of suicide)
• Access to lethal means, such as firearms and drugs
• Prolonged stress factors, such as harassment, bullying, relationship problems and/or unemployment
• Stressful life events, such as the death of a loved one, divorce and/or job loss
Historical Factors
• Family history or suicide
• Family history of mental health conditions
• Previous suicide attempts
• Childhood abuse.
* [Courtesy of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention]
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