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National Trends in Suicide Attempts in the United States edit
The spike in suicide rates in the United States during the 21st century has gained public and clinical attention. Studies have found that despite all efforts to minimize suicide rates, rates have steadily increased by approximately 2% per year from 2006 to 2014.[1] A national epidemiologic survey of 69 341 US adults found the percentage of adults attempting suicide increased from 0.62% in 2004 through 2005 to 0.79% in 2012 through 2013.[2] Because of this, clinicians aim to determine whether this is a coincident national increase in suicide attempts. In order to achieve this, trends in suicide attempts are characterized among sociodemographic and clinical groups. It was found that suicide attempts impact "younger adults with less formal education and those with antisocial personality disorder, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders, and a history of violence” at disproportional rates.[2] It is important for trends in suicide attempts to be investigated and researched for they help to determine the cause of the increase in suicide rates. Knowing the trends in suicide also allow preventative measures to be taken. Suicide prevention is possible through early identification and treatment of individuals deemed high risk.[3]
- ^ Curtin, Sally C.; Warner, Margaret; Hedegaard, Holly (April 2016). "Increase in suicide in the United States, 1999-2014. NCHS Data Brief No. 214" (PDF). NCHS Data Brief. 241 – via CDC.
- ^ a b Olfson, Blanco, Wall,, Mark, Carlos, Melanie (2017-11-01). "National Trends in Suicide Attempts Among Adults in the United States". JAMA Psychiatry. 74 (11): 1095–1103. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.2582.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Surgeon General; National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention (September 2012). "2012 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Goals and Objectives for Action". US Department of Health and Human Services.