Questions and Answers About Suicide

Table of Contents:
Is jumping off buildings a common method for suicide?; do you have to be mentally ill to commit suicide or can suicide be a rational act?; do teenagers today have a high suicide rate?; what are the main motives for suicide?; why do some people repeatedly attempt suicide?; do many suicides leave notes?; what do suicide notes tell us about the mind of the suicide?; what is a suicidal crisis?'; what should you do if a friend threatens to commit suicide?; are those who threaten suicide or make suicide gestures really suicidal?; where can you get help immediately for a suicidal person?; what do suicide prevention centres do and are they successful?; what kind of training do suicide prevention counsellors receive?; once a suicidal person visits a psychotherapist, what can the therapist do?; why is suicide more common after a psychiatric patient is released form the hospital?; can we predict who will commit suicide?; what is the profile of the high-risk candidate for suicide?; does suicide run in families?; can suicidal behavior be inherited?; is suicide more common in first borns or last borns?; does the risk of suicide increase in children if a parent commits suicide?; are people more likely to kill themselves on Christmas and other major national holidays?; do suicidal people feel hopeless?; do stressful life events increase the risk of suicide?; do AIDS patients have a high suicide rate?; does the risk of suicide increase in patients with terminal illness?; do suicide rates increase after famous people kill themselves?; why do so many women attempt suicide but rarely die?; is suicide more common premenstrually? what is the suicide rate in pregnant women?; do working women have higher rates of suicide?; is anorexia nervosa a type of suicidal behavior?; why does sexual abuse seem to increase the risk of suicide?; how do suicide rates vary with age?; is suicide more common in homosexuals?; are suicide rates higher among the widowed and divorced?; can a child commit suicide; can suicide be an impulsive act?; do suicidal and nonsuicidal people think in similar ways?; can suicide be a manipulative act?; does the state of the national economy have an impact on suicide rates? how does socioeconomic class affect the suicide rate? are suicide rates influenced by unemployment rate?; are there epidemics of suicide?; do police officers have a high suicide rate?; is it true that psychiatrists have a high suicide rate?; how common is suicide in black Americans?; does suicide become less common as the quality of life improves?; what methods are used most often for suicide?; what is a suicidal gesture?.(Part contents).